Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

तत्प्रभावादिह प्राप्तः सत्यमेतन्म योदितम् । अन्योऽप्यनशनं कृत्वा प्राणान्यस्तत्र संत्यजेत्

Transliteration

tatprabhāvādiha prāptaḥ satyametanma yoditam | anyo'pyanaśanaṃ kṛtvā prāṇānyastatra saṃtyajet

Translation

Dengan kuasa tempat itu sendiri, seseorang memperoleh hasilnya di sini juga—itulah kebenaran yang telah Aku nyatakan. Sesiapa pun yang melakukan anāśana (berpuasa) dan melepaskan nyawa di sana, akan mencapai keadaan tertinggi itu.

Word by Word

• तत्प्रभावात्: from/by the power of that
• तत्प्रभावात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; ‘तस्य प्रभावः’ (by the power of that)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (here)

• प्राप्तः: attained, reached
• प्राप्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √आप् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) — ‘प्राप्तः’ (attained/arrived)

• सत्यम्: true
• सत्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; वाक्ये विधेय-विशेषणरूपेण (as predicate: true)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (this)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (instrumental: by me)

• उदितम्: spoken
• उदितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्-√वद्/√वच् (धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) — ‘उदितम्’ (said/uttered)

• अन्यः: another person
• अन्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/सम्भावनार्थक-निपात (also/even)

• अनशनम्: fasting (not eating)
• अनशनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund): having done

• प्राणान्: life-breaths, life
• प्राणान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-सर्वनाम (relative: who)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक (there)

• संत्यजेत्: should give up, should abandon
• संत्यजेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Śiva (implied, in dialogue with Pārvatī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, as teacher, declares the truth of the shrine’s power; the words appear as luminous script or rays emanating from the sanctum, indicating ‘ihaiva’ fruition.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Pārvatī
• Suparṇākhya (tīrtha/spot)
• Śrīhāṭakeśvara-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faithfully approaching a praised tīrtha is said to yield immediate spiritual fruit, even culminating in liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Suparṇākhya, within the Śrīhāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya of the Nāgara-khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Anaśana (fasting), culminating in relinquishing the body there (linked to prāyopaveśa in the surrounding verses).