Shloka 3 - Adhyaya 80 - Tirtha Mahatmya - Nagara Khanda | Japanese | Vedapath

Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । योऽसावाथर्वणैर्मंत्रैः कलशश्चाभिमन्त्रितः । तैर्मंत्रैर्वालखिल्यैश्च महाऽमर्षसमन्वितैः

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | yo'sāvātharvaṇairmaṃtraiḥ kalaśaścābhimantritaḥ | tairmaṃtrairvālakhilyaiśca mahā'marṣasamanvitaiḥ

Translation

スータは語った。「そのカラシャ（水壺）は、アタルヴァンの真言によって正しく加持されていた—まさにその真言によって—そして大いなる苦行の熱を具えたヴァーラキリヤの仙たちによっても…。」

Word by Word

sūtaḥSūta

uvācasaid

yaḥwho/which

asauthat (one)

ātharvaṇaiḥwith Atharvan (Atharvavedic)

mantraiḥwith mantras

kalaśaḥthe pot (vessel)

caand

abhimantritaḥconsecrated, enchanted

taiḥby those

mantraiḥwith mantras

vālakhilyaiḥby/with the Vālakhilyas

caand

mahā-amarṣa-samanvitaiḥendowed with great ardor/indignation

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Suparṇa (Suparṇākhya)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūta describes a consecrated water-pot empowered by Atharvan mantras and the fierce ascetic energy of the Vālakhilya sages.

Characters & Entities

Sūta

Atharvan mantras

Kalaśa

Vālakhilya Ṛṣis

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma emphasizes sanctification—objects become spiritually potent when empowered by mantra and austere sages.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse supports the Suparṇa Māhātmya narrative; the tīrtha is implied as the setting where such consecration bears fruit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Abhimantraṇa (mantra-consecration) of a kalaśa using Atharvan mantras, associated with Vālakhilya sages.