Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

एतच्च मामकं तीर्थं युष्माकं पापनाशनम् । भविष्यति न सन्देहः कलिकालेऽपि संस्थिते

Transliteration

etacca māmakaṃ tīrthaṃ yuṣmākaṃ pāpanāśanam | bhaviṣyati na sandehaḥ kalikāle'pi saṃsthite

Translation

Dan tīrtha suciku ini akan menjadi pemusnah dosa-dosa kamu—tiada keraguan—tetap berkesan walaupun dalam zaman Kali.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषणरूपेण ‘तीर्थम्’ इति पदं विशेषयति (this)

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

• मामकम्: my
• मामकम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मामक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ‘तीर्थम्’ विशेषणम् (my)

• तीर्थम्: sacred ford/pilgrimage place
• तीर्थम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; वाक्ये कर्तृपद-सम्बन्धः (this tīrtha will be...)

• युष्माकम्: of you (pl.), your
• युष्माकम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धे (of you/your)

• पापनाशनम्: destroyer of sins
• पापनाशनम्: Pradhāna-nāma (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप-नाशन (प्रातिपदिक; पाप + नाशन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पापस्य नाशनम्)

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम् (will be/become)

• न: not/no
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation)

• सन्देहः: doubt
• सन्देहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘न’ इत्यनेन निषिद्धः (no doubt)

• कलिकाले: in the Kali age/time
• कलिकाले: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलिकाल (प्रातिपदिक; कलि + काल)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कलियुगस्य काले)

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle: even/also)

• संस्थिते: when (it is) present/established
• संस्थिते: Adhikaraṇa (Locative absolute-like qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-स्था (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय) → संस्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; पुं/नपुंसक-सम्भव; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) — ‘स्थिते’ (when established/present)

Speaker

Brahmā (continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Māmaka-tīrtha (as termed in verse; specific proper name not provided)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sanctified ford/ghāṭa where the presiding divine voice assures pilgrims that the tīrtha remains potent in Kali-yuga; devotees approach with folded hands, carrying water-pots and offerings.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Kali-yuga
• Tīrtha (Puṣkara context)
• Nāgara brāhmaṇas (beneficiaries)
• Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A true tīrtha retains its pāpa-nāśana (sin-destroying) power even in Kali-yuga, affirming hope and accessible grace through pilgrimage and dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse praises the tīrtha associated with Brahmā (linked in context to Puṣkara) within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra narrative frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated; the verse promises enduring merit and sin-removal through the tīrtha’s sanctity, especially relevant for Kali-yuga practice.