Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

तस्मादत्रैव कल्याणे स्थानेऽस्मिन्मेध्यतां गते । गर्तातीर्थे कुरु विभो तपस्त्वमनया सह

Transliteration

tasmādatraiva kalyāṇe sthāne'sminmedhyatāṃ gate | gartātīrthe kuru vibho tapastvamanayā saha

Translation

അതുകൊണ്ട് ഇവിടെ തന്നെയുള്ള ഈ മംഗളസ്ഥാനത്തിൽ—ഇപ്പോൾ ശുദ്ധിയും യാഗയോഗ്യതയും പ്രാപിച്ച ഈ സ്ഥലത്ത്—ഹേ വിഭോ! ഈ സ്ത്രീയോടൊപ്പം ഗർത്താതീർത്ഥത്തിൽ തപസ്സു ചെയ്യുക.

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात् इति अव्ययीभाववत् निपातः; हेतु/अपादानार्थक (therefore/from that)

• atra: here
• atra: Desha-adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (here)

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Avadharana (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis/only)

• kalyāṇe: auspicious
• kalyāṇe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kalyāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘sthāne’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• sthāne: in the place
• sthāne: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• asmin: in this
• asmin: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• medhyatām: purity, sanctity
• medhyatām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: medhyatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘medhyatā’ = purity/fitness for sacrifice

• gate: when attained/when it has come
• gate: Saptami-samaya (Locative absolute/समय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; सप्तमी-सम्बन्धे ‘when (it) has come/been attained’

• gartātīrthe: at Gartā-tīrtha
• gartātīrthe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gartā + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (gartāyāḥ tīrtham)

• kuru: do, perform
• kuru: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• vibho: O mighty one
• vibho: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• tapaḥ: austerity, penance
• tapaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• anayā: with this (woman)
• anayā: Sahakari/Karana (Companion/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahartha (Association)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (preposition-like indeclinable ‘with’)

Speaker

Narrator/character addressing a king or powerful listener (identity not explicit in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gartā-tīrtha

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājendra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At an auspicious purified spot, the speaker directs the king to perform austerity at Gartā-tīrtha together with the lady.

Characters & Entities

• Gartā-tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha becomes a doorway to merit when one undertakes disciplined tapas in a purified, auspicious setting.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Gartā-tīrtha is directly praised as the proper place for austerity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform tapas (austerity/penance) at Gartā-tīrtha, implying observance of purity and disciplined practice.