Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

यथा तथा चिंतितं च तत्र यास्याम्यहं श्फुटम् । पुण्यो यत्रापि विख्यातो महीसागरसंगमः

Transliteration

yathā tathā ciṃtitaṃ ca tatra yāsyāmyahaṃ śphuṭam | puṇyo yatrāpi vikhyāto mahīsāgarasaṃgamaḥ

Translation

ସମସ୍ତ ପ୍ରକାରେ ଚିନ୍ତା କରି ମୁଁ ସ୍ପଷ୍ଟ ନିଶ୍ଚୟ କଲି—“ମହୀ ନଦୀ ଓ ସାଗରର ପୁଣ୍ୟ ଓ ପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ ସଙ୍ଗମ ଯେଉଁଠି ଅଛି, ମୁଁ ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ସେଠାକୁ ଯିବି।”

Word by Word

• yathā: as
• yathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकार/तुलनावाचक

• tathā: so
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, तदनुरूप (correlative)

• cintitam: it was thought/decided
• cintitam: Kriyā (Implied predicate: ‘it was thought/decided’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cintita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) < √cint (धातु)
• Form: क्त (PPP) नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भावे प्रयोगः ‘चिन्तितम्’ = thought/decision

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Goal/there)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक

• yāsyāmi: I will go
• yāsyāmi: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु, गत्यर्थ)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• śphuṭam: certainly/clearly
• śphuṭam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Certainty)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śphuṭam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (clearly/definitely)

• puṇyaḥ: holy
• puṇyaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (saṃgamaḥ)

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (Relative location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सम्बन्धबोधक देशवाचक (relative adverb)

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अपि (also/even)

• vikhyātaḥ: renowned
• vikhyātaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vikhyāta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) < vi-√khyā (धातु)
• Form: क्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (saṃgamaḥ)

• mahī-sāgara-saṃgamaḥ: the confluence of earth and ocean
• mahī-sāgara-saṃgamaḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahī (प्रातिपदिक) + sāgara (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; समासः: मह्याः सागरस्य च संगमः

Speaker

Narrator (same as previous verse; speaker not explicitly named in this snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Māhī–sāgara-saṅgama

Type: sangam

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The narrator reflects and then makes a firm vow: he will go to the famed holy confluence of the Māhī river and the ocean; the scene can show him preparing for departure toward a distant shoreline.

Characters & Entities

• Mahī (river)
• Sāgara (ocean)
• Mahī-sāgara-saṅgama (tīrtha/confluence)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma is neglected, one should take firm resolve and seek purification through sacred places and right action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Mahī-sāgara-saṅgama—the holy confluence where the river Mahī meets the ocean.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A pilgrimage intention is stated; associated rites like bathing and ancestral offerings are implied and detailed in the next verse.