Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

तथान्यानि च तीर्थानि यानि संति धरातले । तेषां यत्र च सांनिध्यं सर्वदा नृपसत्तम

Transliteration

tathānyāni ca tīrthāni yāni saṃti dharātale | teṣāṃ yatra ca sāṃnidhyaṃ sarvadā nṛpasattama

Translation

ହେ ନୃପସତ୍ତମ! ଧରାତଳରେ ଯେ ଅନ୍ୟ ତୀର୍ଥମାନେ ଅଛନ୍ତି, ସେମାନଙ୍କର ମଧ୍ୟ ସେଠାରେ ସଦା ସାନ୍ନିଧ୍ୟ ରହେ।

Word by Word

• tathā: likewise; also
• tathā: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (likewise)

• anyāni: other
• anyāni: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषण (tīrthāni)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• tīrthāni: sacred fords; pilgrimage places
• tīrthāni: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन

• yāni: which
• yāni: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• santi: are; exist
• santi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• dharā-tale: on the surface of the earth
• dharā-tale: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharā (प्रातिपदिक) + tala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (dharāyāḥ talaṃ) अधिकरण

• teṣām: of those
• teṣām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठī-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (where)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (and)

• sāṃnidhyam: presence; proximity
• sāṃnidhyam: Karta/Karma (Subject or object depending on ellipsis)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāṃnidhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• sarvadā: always
• sarvadā: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (always)

• nṛpa-sattama: O best of kings
• nṛpa-sattama: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक) + sattama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (nṛpāṇāṃ sattamaḥ)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Camatkārapura (sarva-tīrtha-sānnidhya)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: nṛpasattama (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A symbolic map-like vision: many famous tīrthas (rivers, lakes, shrines) appear as miniature emblems orbiting or merging into Camatkārapura, indicating constant proximity.

Characters & Entities

• Camatkārapura
• Tīrthas
• Earth (dharātala)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is intensified where many sacred currents converge; a single kṣetra can embody the merit of many journeys.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Camatkārapura, described as having perpetual sānnidhya (presence) of the world’s tīrthas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; the doctrine supports performing snāna, dāna, and pūjā there as if at multiple tīrthas.