Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

एतत्तीर्थद्वयं ख्यातं त्रैलोक्येपि भविष्यति । शूद्रीनाम त्वदीयं तु ब्राह्मणी च सखी तव

Transliteration

etattīrthadvayaṃ khyātaṃ trailokyepi bhaviṣyati | śūdrīnāma tvadīyaṃ tu brāhmaṇī ca sakhī tava

Translation

ഈ രണ്ടു തീർത്ഥങ്ങളും ത്രിലോകത്തിലും പ്രസിദ്ധമാകും. ഒന്നിന് നിന്റെ നാമത്തിൽ ‘ശൂദ്രീ’ എന്നു പേരാകും; ബ്രാഹ്മണിയും നിന്റെ സഖിയായി മറ്റൊരു തീർത്ഥത്തിനും തന്റെ നാമം നൽകും।

Word by Word

• etat: this
• etat: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular); विशेषण (demonstrative)

• tīrtha-dvayam: the pair of sacred fords
• tīrtha-dvayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक) + dvaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः/निर्धारणार्थः (determinative: ‘pair of tīrthas’)

• khyātam: renowned
• khyātam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: khyā (धातु) → khyāta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• trailokye: in the three worlds
• trailokye: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri-loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (Neuter, Locative, Singular); ‘त्रयः लोकाः’ इति द्विगुः

• api: also
• api: Sambandha/Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: ‘also/even’)

• bhaviṣyati: will be / will become
• bhaviṣyati: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• śūdrīṇām: of the Śūdra women
• śūdrīṇām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūdrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन (Feminine, Genitive, Plural)

• tvadīyam: yours
• tvadīyam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tvadīya (प्रातिपदिक; त्वत्-सम्बन्धी)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular); सम्बन्धवाचक विशेषण (possessive)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha/Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (contrast/emphasis)

• brāhmaṇī: a Brāhmaṇa woman
• brāhmaṇī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Conjunction (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• sakhī: friend
• sakhī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sakhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular)

• tava: of you / your
• tava: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन (Genitive, Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

Speaker

Śiva/Maheśvara (direct speech within Sūta’s narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śūdrī-tīrtha and Brāhmaṇī-sakhī-tīrtha (tīrtha-dvaya)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A divine proclamation sanctifies two neighboring water-fords; two women-friends stand near lotus-filled waters as the tīrthas receive their names and future fame.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Maheśvara)
• two tīrthas (tīrtha-dvaya)
• Śūdrī (tīrtha-name)
• brāhmaṇī (sakhī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine approval establishes enduring sacred geography—tīrthas gain universal renown when sanctioned by Śiva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A pair of tīrthas (tīrtha-dvaya), including one named Śūdrī and another associated with the brāhmaṇī companion.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite here; it confirms the fame and naming of the tīrthas (contextually connected with snāna-phala stated earlier).