Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

तस्य पानान्महातृप्तिर्जायते नाऽत्र संशयः । बलं तेजश्च कांतिश्च सौष्ठवं लघुविक्रमः

Transliteration

tasya pānānmahātṛptirjāyate nā'tra saṃśayaḥ | balaṃ tejaśca kāṃtiśca sauṣṭhavaṃ laghuvikramaḥ

Translation

ആ അമൃതസമമായ ജലം പാനം ചെയ്താൽ മഹാതൃപ്തി ജനിക്കുന്നു—ഇതിൽ സംശയമില്ല. ബലം, തേജസ്, കാന്തി, സൗഷ്ടവം, ലഘുവിക്രമം എന്നിവ ഉത്ഭവിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• tasya: of that (water/nectar)
• tasya: Sambandha (Source/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन — Genitive, Singular

• pānāt: from drinking
• pānāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन — Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• mahā-tṛptiḥ: great satisfaction
• mahā-tṛptiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + tṛpti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Singular; समासः कर्मधारयः (महती तृप्तिः) — “great satisfaction”

• jāyate: arises/is produced
• jāyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद — Present, 3rd person, Singular, Atmanepada

• na: not/no
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध (negation particle) — Indeclinable negator

• atra: here/in this matter
• atra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (adverb of place) — Indeclinable locative adverb

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• balam: strength
• balam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• tejaḥ: vigor/splendor
• tejaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction) — Indeclinable “and”

• kāntiḥ: beauty/luster
• kāntiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kānti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction) — Indeclinable “and”

• sauṣṭhavam: well-being/healthiness
• sauṣṭhavam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sauṣṭhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• laghu-vikramaḥ: quick agility/prowess
• laghu-vikramaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: laghu (प्रातिपदिक) + vikrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; समासः कर्मधारयः (लघुः विक्रमः) — “light/quick prowess”

Speaker

Gālava

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims at a sacred water-source receive and drink tīrtha-jala with cupped hands; their faces show calm satisfaction; subtle aura of radiance suggests bala and tejas arising from the drink.

Characters & Entities

• Druma-devatāḥ (implied)
• Amṛta-jala (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma-oriented acts in sacred time yield both inner fulfillment and outward vitality—linking spiritual merit with well-being.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader discourse belongs to Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya, though this verse highlights the fruit (phala) of the practice.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The act of giving/drinking sanctified water in Cāturmāsya (in the context of tree-deities) is presented as beneficial.