Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

ततः शूद्रः स विज्ञाय तत्क्षेत्रं पुण्यवर्ध नम् । न जगाम गृहं भूयस्तत्रैव तपसि स्थितः

Transliteration

tataḥ śūdraḥ sa vijñāya tatkṣetraṃ puṇyavardha nam | na jagāma gṛhaṃ bhūyastatraiva tapasi sthitaḥ

Translation

ထို့နောက် ထိုရှုဒြာသည် ထိုကွင်းမြေသန့်ရှင်းသည် ကုသိုလ်တိုးပွားစေကြောင်း သိမြင်၍ အိမ်သို့ မပြန်တော့ဘဲ ထိုနေရာ၌ပင် တပသ်ကျင့်စဉ်၌ တည်နေ၏။

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb): अपादान/क्रमसूचक—‘thereafter/from there’

• शूद्रः: the Śūdra (man)
• शूद्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūdra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (pronoun)

• विज्ञाय: having understood
• विज्ञाय: Kriya (Non-finite verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया—‘having known/understood’

• तत्क्षेत्रम्: that sacred field/place
• तत्क्षेत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad + kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘tasya kṣetram’

• पुण्यवर्धनम्: merit-increasing
• पुण्यवर्धनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya + vardhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-भावः—‘puṇyaṃ vardhayati iti’ (merit-increasing)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• गृहम्: home
• गृहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• भूयः: again
• भूयः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhūyas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): पुनः/अधिकम्—‘again/further’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb): ‘there’

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• तपसि: in austerity
• तपसि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन

• स्थितः: remained
• स्थितः: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे—‘standing/remaining’

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya; specific named speaker not present in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A humble Śūdra pilgrim, having realized the kṣetra’s sanctity, turns away from the road home and sits in austere meditation near the confluence-banks, with minimal possessions and a calm, resolute gaze.

Characters & Entities

• śūdra
• kṣetra
• tapas
• puṇya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True recognition of a kṣetra’s sanctity inspires lasting inner transformation—turning worldly return into sustained spiritual practice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The “tatkṣetra” (that sacred precinct) is praised as puṇya-vardhana; the precise place-name is not given in this shloka.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse recommends continued tapas (austerity) by dwelling in the holy kṣetra, though it is described narratively rather than as a command.