Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

एष यास्यति वै पूर्तिं भूयोऽपि वरुणालयः । खातश्चागाधतां प्राप्तो गंगातोयैः सुनिर्मलैः

Transliteration

eṣa yāsyati vai pūrtiṃ bhūyo'pi varuṇālayaḥ | khātaścāgādhatāṃ prāpto gaṃgātoyaiḥ sunirmalaiḥ

Translation

ଏହି ବରୁଣାଳୟ (ସମୁଦ୍ର) ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ପୁନର୍ବାର ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ହେବ। ଏହି ଖାତ ଗଙ୍ଗାର ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ନିର୍ମଳ ଜଳରେ ପୂରଣ ହେବା ପାଇଁ ଅଧିକ ଗଭୀର ହୋଇଛି।

Word by Word

• एषः: this (one)
• एषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• यास्यति: will go, will attain
• यास्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• वै: indeed
• वै: Avyaya (Particle/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक/खलु-अर्थ (indeed)

• पूर्तिम्: fulfilment, completion
• पूर्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• भूयः: again, further
• भूयः: Avyaya (Particle/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरर्थक (again, further)

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Avyaya (Particle/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-कार (also/even)

• वरुणालयः: abode of Varuṇa (ocean)
• वरुणालयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण (प्रातिपदिक) + आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वरुणस्य आलयः)

• खातः: dug
• खातः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: खन् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘खनितः’

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Particle/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• अगाधताम्: depth, unfathomableness
• अगाधताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अगाधता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; भाववाचक

• प्राप्तः: has attained
• प्राप्तः: Kriya (Predicative/क्रियाविशेषण-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘प्राप्तवान्/प्राप्तः’

• गङ्गातोयैः: with the waters of the Ganges
• गङ्गातोयैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक) + तोय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गङ्गायाः तोयैः)

• सुनिर्मलैः: very pure
• सुनिर्मलैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + निर्मल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषण (to गङ्गातोयैः)

Speaker

Agastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gaṅgā-samudra-saṅgama (conceptual within this narrative)

Type: sangam

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast ocean basin begins to refill; a deep trench gleams as crystal-clear Gaṅgā water pours in, depicted as a luminous river-stream entering the sea; Varuṇa’s realm regains fullness.

Characters & Entities

• Varuṇa
• Ocean (Varuṇālaya)
• Gaṅgā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purity and restoration come through sacred flow: Gaṅgā’s descent renews the world’s depleted spaces and re-establishes order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Gaṅgā is explicitly praised as “supremely pure,” and the ocean (Varuṇālaya) is presented as a sacred cosmic reservoir.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse is prophetic and cosmological.