Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

तीर्थानां च मखानां च द्वापरे सुरसत्तम । फलं भावानुरूपेण दानानां च प्रजायते

Transliteration

tīrthānāṃ ca makhānāṃ ca dvāpare surasattama | phalaṃ bhāvānurūpeṇa dānānāṃ ca prajāyate

Translation

ହେ ସୁରଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ! ଦ୍ୱାପରଯୁଗରେ ତୀର୍ଥସେବନ, ଯଜ୍ଞକର୍ମ ଓ ଦାନର ଫଳ ଅନ୍ତର୍ଭାବ ଅନୁସାରେ ଜନ୍ମେ; ଯେପରି ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧା ଓ ଉଦ୍ଦେଶ୍ୟ, ସେପରି ଫଳ।

Word by Word

• tīrthānām: of sacred places; of pilgrimages
• tīrthānām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः (neuter), षष्ठी (6th case), बहुवचनम् (plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चय (and)

• makhānām: of sacrifices
• makhānām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: makha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masculine), षष्ठी (6th case), बहुवचनम् (plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चय (and)

• dvāpare: in the Dvāpara (age)
• dvāpare: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvāpara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masculine), सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचनम् (singular)

• surasattama: O best of gods
• surasattama: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura-sattama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचनम् (singular)

• phalam: fruit; result
• phalam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः (neuter), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचनम् (singular)

• bhāva-anurūpeṇa: according to one’s disposition
• bhāva-anurūpeṇa: Prakaraṇa (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhāva + anurūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; तृतीयार्थे अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (adverbial instrumental sense)

• dānānām: of gifts; of donations
• dānānām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः (neuter), षष्ठी (6th case), बहुवचनम् (plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चय (and)

• prajāyate: arises; is produced
• prajāyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (singular)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya dialogue context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: surasattama (addressed deity, likely Indra)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim at a river-ghāṭa offers water and flowers, a sacrificer tends a small altar flame, and a donor gives alms to a worthy recipient; above them a subtle scale balances ‘bhāva’ against ‘phala’, showing fruit rising in proportion to intent.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage, sacrifice, and charity yield results in proportion to one’s sincerity and inner intention (bhāva).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it speaks generally about the fruit of tīrtha-sevā in the Dvāpara age.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna (charitable giving) and makha (sacrifice) are referenced, emphasizing that their fruit depends on the giver’s intention.