Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

साऽब्रवीद्युक्तमुक्तं ते पांथेनानेन वल्लभ । तस्मात्तत्र द्रुतं गच्छ यत्र तद्भास्करत्रयम्

Transliteration

sā'bravīdyuktamuktaṃ te pāṃthenānena vallabha | tasmāttatra drutaṃ gaccha yatra tadbhāskaratrayam

Translation

Ia berkata, “Kekasih, apa yang disampaikan musafir ini sungguh tepat. Karena itu segeralah pergi ke tempat di mana triad Bhāskara (Dewa Surya) itu berada.”

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• युक्तम्: proper; fitting
• युक्तम्: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त (कृदन्त; युज् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘उक्तम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• उक्तम्: what was said
• उक्तम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त) नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘(एतत्) उक्तम्’ = what was said

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradāna (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन (to you)

• पांथेन: by the traveler
• पांथेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पांथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• अनेन: by this (one)
• अनेन: Karaṇa (Instrument qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; ‘पांथेन’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• वल्लभ: O beloved
• वल्लभ: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वल्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Reason)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तस्मात् (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-न्यायेन अव्ययवत्; हेत्वर्थक (therefore)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (there)

• द्रुतम्: quickly
• द्रुतम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्रुतम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (quickly)

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Relative location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्धबोधक-देशवाचक (where)

• तद्भास्करत्रयम्: that triad of Bhāskaras (three suns)
• तद्भास्करत्रयम्: Adhikaraṇa/Viśeṣya (Target entity)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम) + भास्कर (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुषः) ‘तत्-भास्कर-त्रयम्’ = that set of three suns; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Wife of the brāhmaṇa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhāskara-traya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The wife, composed and resolute, gestures outward as if indicating the direction of the solar shrine; in the background, three radiant solar emblems or three small shrines aligned, suggesting Bhāskara-traya.

Characters & Entities

• pāṃtha (traveler)
• bhāskara-traya (triad of Bhāskaras/Sun-deities)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Good counsel should be acted upon promptly; swift movement toward tīrtha and darśana is praised as dharmic resolve.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A locale identified by the presence of “bhāskaratraya” (three Bhāskara/Sūrya manifestations), elaborated further in the chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The prescription is practical—undertake the pilgrimage quickly for darśana of the deity-triad; no specific vrata/dāna is stated in this verse.