Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

तथा चाऽवभृथस्नानं प्रकर्तव्यं त्वया सह । तस्मादुत्तिष्ठ गच्छामो यत्र तोयव्यवस्थितम्

Transliteration

tathā cā'vabhṛthasnānaṃ prakartavyaṃ tvayā saha | tasmāduttiṣṭha gacchāmo yatra toyavyavasthitam

Translation

നിനക്കൊപ്പം അവഭൃതസ്നാനവും നിർബന്ധമായി നടത്തേണ്ടതാണ്. അതിനാൽ എഴുന്നേൽക്കുക; വിധിപൂർവ്വം ജലം ഒരുക്കിയിരിക്കുന്ന സ്ഥലത്തേക്ക് പോകാം.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb of manner)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction/particle)

• अवभृथस्नानम्: the avabhṛtha bath (concluding ritual bath)
• अवभृथस्नानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: avabhṛtha + snāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (Nom./Acc. sg.); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (avabhṛthasya snānam)

• प्रकर्तव्यम्: to be done, should be performed
• प्रकर्तव्यम्: Karma (Object-complement/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra + kṛ (धातु) → kartavya (कृदन्त)
• Form: कर्तव्यताप्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/future passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; विधेयविशेषण (predicate adjective)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; द्वितीया? (न) तृतीया एकवचन (Instrumental sg.); मध्यमपुरुष-प्रयोग (by you)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारि)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक उपसर्गसदृश (postposition)

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात् इति पञ्चमी-एकवचनरूपं कारणार्थे अव्ययीभूतम् (ablative used adverbially: therefore/from that)

• उत्तिष्ठ: rise up
• उत्तिष्ठ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut + sthā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative); मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• गच्छामः: we go / let us go
• गच्छामः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present); उत्तमपुरुष; बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक सम्बन्धबोधक (relative adverb: where)

• तोयव्यवस्थितम्: situated/arranged in water
• तोयव्यवस्थितम्: Adhikarana (Location qualifier/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: toya + vyavasthita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (toye vyavasthitam = situated in water / water-arranged)

Speaker

Pulastya (to Brahmā/pitāmaha context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A yajamāna is urged to rise and proceed with attendants toward a prepared riverside/kuṇḍa: steps swept, vessels arranged, priests carrying ladles and water-pots; the atmosphere is anticipatory and solemn.

Characters & Entities

• Avabhṛtha-snāna
• Pulastya
• Brahmā
• Toya (sacred waters)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred rites culminate in purification: the avabhṛtha bath seals the yajña’s sanctity and restores auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A tīrtha-water setting is central (waters prepared for avabhṛtha), though the specific place-name is not stated in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Avabhṛtha-snāna (the concluding ceremonial bath) to be performed in the properly prepared waters.