Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

न तस्याः स जराग्रस्तश्चित्ते वसति पार्थिवः । तस्मिंस्तीर्थे समागत्य वांछितं रमते नरः

Transliteration

na tasyāḥ sa jarāgrastaścitte vasati pārthivaḥ | tasmiṃstīrthe samāgatya vāṃchitaṃ ramate naraḥ

Translation

ജരാബാധിതനായ ആ രാജാവ് അവളുടെ ഹൃദയത്തിൽ വസിച്ചില്ല. എന്നാൽ ആ തീർത്ഥത്തിൽ എത്തുമ്പോൾ മനുഷ്യൻ തന്റെ അഭീഷ്ടസിദ്ധിയുടെ ആനന്ദം അനുഭവിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• jarāgrastaḥ: afflicted by old age
• jarāgrastaḥ: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jarā + grasta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √gras (ग्रस्) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) विशेषण; समासः—षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष (jarayā grastaḥ)

• citte: in (her) mind
• citte: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: citta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• vasati: dwells
• vasati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vas (वस्)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• pārthivaḥ: the king
• pārthivaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārthiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tasmin: in that
• tasmin: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• tīrthe: at the sacred ford/place
• tīrthe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• samāgatya: having come
• samāgatya: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sam-ā-√gam (गम्) (क्त्वान्त-अव्यय)
• Form: क्त्वा/ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• vāṃchitam: the desired (thing)
• vāṃchitam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāṃchita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √vāñch (वाञ्छ्) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP)

• ramate: enjoys/delights
• ramate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ram (रम्)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim arriving at a sacred ford/pond precinct, the atmosphere subtly shifting from worldly fatigue to renewed delight as the tīrtha ‘grants’ the sought object.

Characters & Entities

• Tīrtha
• Vidūratha (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse asserts tīrtha-prabhāva as granting desired outcomes, even amid worldly limitations like aging and rejection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The unnamed ‘that tīrtha’ continues the chapter’s focus on the Rudraśīrṣa-tīrtha/kuṇḍa and its benefits.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pilgrimage/arrival at the tīrtha (samāgamana) is the implied prescription to obtain the stated fruit (vāṃchita-phala).