Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

अन्यस्मिंश्च ततः स्थाने द्वितीये द्विजसत्तमाः । तस्मादपि तृतीये तु तृतीयं पंकजं हितम्

Transliteration

anyasmiṃśca tataḥ sthāne dvitīye dvijasattamāḥ | tasmādapi tṛtīye tu tṛtīyaṃ paṃkajaṃ hitam

Translation

അനന്തരം, ഹേ ദ്വിജശ്രേഷ്ഠന്മാരേ, അത് മറ്റൊരു സ്ഥലത്തേക്ക്—രണ്ടാമത്തെ പുണ്യസ്ഥാനത്തേക്ക് നീങ്ങി; അവിടെ നിന്ന് മൂന്നാമത്തെ സ്ഥലത്തേക്ക്, അവിടെ മൂന്നാമത്തെ മംഗളപദ്മം സ്ഥാപിതമായി।

Word by Word

• अन्यस्मिन्: in another
• अन्यस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण-प्रयोगः (locative adjectival)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ततः: from there; then
• ततः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/क्रमबोधक (ablatival adverb: from there/then)

• स्थाने: in the place
• स्थाने: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (Singular)

• द्वितीये: in the second
• द्वितीये: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण (ordinal)

• द्विजसत्तमाः: O best of the twice-born (brahmins)
• द्विजसत्तमाः: Sambodhana/Address (Vocative sense in context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक); समासः
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (Plural); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (द्विजानां सत्तमाः)

• तस्मात्: from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन (Singular)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-भाव (also/even)

• तृतीये: in the third
• तृतीये: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण (ordinal)

• तु: indeed; but
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक (but/indeed)

• तृतीयम्: the third
• तृतीयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण

• पंकजम्: lotus
• पंकजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पंकज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• हितम्: beneficial; auspicious
• हितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-भावः from √धा/√हि?)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with पंकजम्)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) [deduced]

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (third lotus-spot within it)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvijas (addressed: dvijasattamāḥ)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous lotus-sign appears, then ‘moves’ to a second and third spot, leaving behind sanctified ground; sages observe and record the auspicious relocation.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic tīrthas often unfold as a sequence of sanctified loci, suggesting layered holiness and graded access to merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse maps sacred points within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra tradition in this chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; it describes the establishment of a third auspicious lotus at a third sacred spot.