Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 88

Devanagari script

इति प्रतिसमादिष्टो नृपः संप्रीतमानसः । साध्यामृतं महातीर्थं समुद्दिश्य ययौ क्षणात्

Transliteration

iti pratisamādiṣṭo nṛpaḥ saṃprītamānasaḥ | sādhyāmṛtaṃ mahātīrthaṃ samuddiśya yayau kṣaṇāt

Translation

Demikian setelah menerima nasihat sebagai jawapan, raja yang hatinya dipenuhi sukacita pun segera berangkat, menuju mahātīrtha Sādhyāmṛta.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निदर्शक/उद्धरण-समाप्ति सूचक indeclinable particle: “thus”)

• प्रतिसमादिष्टः: having been instructed
• प्रतिसमादिष्टः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रति-सम्-आ-√दिश् (धातु) → आदिष्ट (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त/PPP), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; “having been instructed/commanded”

• नृपः: the king
• नृपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• संप्रीतमानसः: with a pleased mind
• संप्रीतमानसः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-प्रीत-मानस (प्रातिपदिक: संप्रीत + मानस)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (संप्रीतं मानसः यस्य/संप्रीतं मनः), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; “with a delighted mind”

• साध्यामृतम्: Sādhyāmṛta (name of the sacred place)
• साध्यामृतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साध्य-अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (साध्यानाम् अमृतम्/साध्य-सम्बन्धि अमृतम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• महातीर्थम्: the great pilgrimage-ford
• महातीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (महत् तीर्थम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• समुद्दिश्य: having set out towards
• समुद्दिश्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial to main verb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उद्-√दिश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; “having aimed at/heading towards”

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• क्षणात्: instantly
• क्षणात्: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे “immediately/within a moment”

Speaker

Unspecified (narrator voice within Setukhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sādhyāmṛta

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/Brāhmaṇas (explicit address appears in next verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king, newly instructed, sets out swiftly toward a sea-adjacent sacred ford; attendants, banners, and conch-sounds; distant shoreline and a sanctified bathing place indicated by sages and small shrines.

Characters & Entities

• Purūravas (implied king)
• Sādhyāmṛta Mahātīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When Dharma is clearly taught, the proper response is swift, faith-filled action—especially toward sacred pilgrimage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Sādhyāmṛta Mahātīrtha, the destination of the king’s immediate journey.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Undertaking tīrtha-yātrā (pilgrimage) to the site is implied as the preparatory step for snāna and merit.