Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 81

Devanagari script

ततः संभ्रममाणश्च कदाचि द्द्विजसत्तमाः । चमत्कारपुरे क्षेत्रे स्नानार्थं समुपागतः

Transliteration

tataḥ saṃbhramamāṇaśca kadāci ddvijasattamāḥ | camatkārapure kṣetre snānārthaṃ samupāgataḥ

Translation

അനന്തരം, ഹേ ദ്വിജശ്രേഷ്ഠന്മാരേ, ഒരിക്കൽ അവൻ വ്യാകുലനായി ആശങ്കിതനായി സ്നാനാർത്ഥം ചമത്കാരപുര ക്ഷേത്രഭൂമിയിലേക്കു എത്തി.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/देश-कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — अनन्तर-क्रमसूचक

• संभ्रममाणः: hurrying, agitated
• संभ्रममाणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सं + भ्रम् (धातु) (वर्तमान-कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (संभ्रममाणः = 'being agitated/hurrying')

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय-निपात)

• कदाचित्: at some time, once
• कदाचित्: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक)

• द्विजसत्तमाः: best of the twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजसत्तमाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (सत्तमाः द्विजाः)

• चमत्कारपुरे: in the town of Camatkāra
• चमत्कारपुरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चमत्कार + पुर (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (चमत्कारस्य पुरम्)

• क्षेत्रे: in the sacred region
• क्षेत्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• स्नानार्थम्: for bathing
• स्नानार्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्नान + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; द्वितीया-तत्पुरुष-निबद्धं अव्ययवत् (स्नानस्य अर्थम् = for bathing)

• समुपागतः: arrived
• समुपागतः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + सम् + उप (उपसर्गौ) (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (समुपागतः = having arrived)

Speaker

Narrator addressing dvijas (contextual audience); exact speaker not stated in excerpt

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Camatkārapura-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvija-sattamāḥ (explicit address)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A weary king arrives at the boundary of a sacred field marked by banners, a small shrine, and a water-source; brāhmaṇas are addressed as witnesses; the atmosphere hints at impending miracle.

Characters & Entities

• Camatkārapura

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Turning toward a tīrtha for snāna is presented as a dharmic response to inner distress and impurity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Camatkārapura-kṣetra is explicitly named as the sacred destination.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bathing) at the kṣetra is the stated practice.