Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

प्रवाहेण ततस्तस्याः समंतादंभसांनिधिः । भविष्यति सुसंपूर्णः सत्यमेतन्मयोदितम्

Transliteration

pravāheṇa tatastasyāḥ samaṃtādaṃbhasāṃnidhiḥ | bhaviṣyati susaṃpūrṇaḥ satyametanmayoditam

Translation

“Kemudian, oleh arus alirannya, samudra—perbendaharaan segala air—akan menjadi penuh sempurna di segala penjuru. Inilah kebenaran yang kuucapkan.”

Word by Word

• प्रवाहेण: by the flow, by the current
• प्रवाहेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Avyaya (Particle/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदनन्तर/तस्मात्-अर्थ (then/thereupon)

• तस्याः: of her (of the river)
• तस्याः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• समन्तात्: on all sides
• समन्तात्: Avyaya (Adverbial/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्तात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशपर्याय (on all sides, all around)

• अम्भसाम्: of waters
• अम्भसाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्भस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• निधिः: treasure; repository (ocean)
• निधिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सुसंपूर्णः: completely full
• सुसंपूर्णः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + संपूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (to निधिः)

• सत्यम्: true
• सत्यम्: Kriya (Predicative/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; वाक्ये विधेय-नाम

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshya (Qualified/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• उदितम्: said, uttered
• उदितम्: Kriya (Predicative/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्-इ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘उक्तम्/प्रकाशितम्’

Speaker

Agastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Samudra/Varuṇālaya as Gaṅgā-receptacle tīrtha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic seascape now brimming and calm; Gaṅgā’s current merges seamlessly, and the ocean shines as a ‘treasure-house of waters’; Agastya’s declaration hangs like a benediction over the scene.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṅgā
• Ocean (Ambhasāṃ nidhi)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred waters are not merely symbolic—Purāṇic dharma presents them as agents of cosmic renewal and completeness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Gaṅgā and the oceanic realm are jointly highlighted, linking river-tīrthas to the wider sacred seascape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.