Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

ततः सा रूपसौभाग्यं यौवनं वांछितं पतिम् । ध्यायमाना जले तस्मिन्नर्द्धरात्रे विवेश च

Transliteration

tataḥ sā rūpasaubhāgyaṃ yauvanaṃ vāṃchitaṃ patim | dhyāyamānā jale tasminnarddharātre viveśa ca

Translation

പിന്നീട് രൂപസൗഭാഗ്യം, യൗവനം, ഇഷ്ടപ്പെട്ട ഭർത്താവ് എന്നിവ ആഗ്രഹിച്ച് ധ്യാനലീനയായി അവൾ അർദ്ധരാത്രിയിൽ ആ ജലത്തിൽ പ്രവേശിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (then)

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

• रूपसौभाग्यम्: beauty and good fortune (charm)
• रूपसौभाग्यम्: Karma (Object of meditation/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप + सौभाग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व (collective)

• यौवनम्: youth
• यौवनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यौवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वाञ्छितम्: desired
• वाञ्छितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाञ्छित (प्रातिपदिक; √वाञ्छ् + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying patim)

• पतिम्: husband
• पतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ध्यायमाना: meditating
• ध्यायमाना: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु) + शानच् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकालिक कृदन्त (present participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जले: in water
• जले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तस्मिन्: in that (water/place)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अर्द्धरात्रे: at midnight
• अर्द्धरात्रे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्द्ध + रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विवेश: entered
• विवेश: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At midnight, under moon and stars, Karṇotpalā—eyes closed in meditation—steps into the sacred water, seeking beauty, auspicious married fortune, youth, and a desired husband.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Goddess)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When devotion and remembrance of the deity accompany a tīrtha-act, even worldly aims are reframed as blessings received through dharmic worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A particular sacred water-body is implied (“that water”), but its proper name is not present in this verse alone.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Entering/bathing in the sacred water at midnight while meditating (a dhyāna-yukta snāna).