Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

चमत्कारपुरं प्राप्य ततोऽहं द्विजसत्तमाः । भ्रांतस्त्रिकेषु सर्वेषु चत्वरेषु गृहेषु च

Transliteration

camatkārapuraṃ prāpya tato'haṃ dvijasattamāḥ | bhrāṃtastrikeṣu sarveṣu catvareṣu gṛheṣu ca

Translation

ତାପରେ, ହେ ଦ୍ୱିଜଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ, ‘ଚମତ୍କାରପୁର’ ନଗରକୁ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ହୋଇ ମୁଁ ସମସ୍ତ ତ୍ରିମୁହାଣି, ଚତ୍ୱର ଓ ଘରେଘରେ ଭ୍ରମଣ କଲି।

Word by Word

• camatkāra-puram: to the city named Camatkāra
• camatkāra-puram: Karma (Goal/कर्म-गति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: camatkāra (प्रातिपदिक) + pura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचनम्

• prāpya: having reached
• prāpya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pra+āp (धातु) → prāp (धातु) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्तं अव्ययकृदन्तम् (क्त्वान्त-समकक्षम्); ‘having reached’

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषणम्) — thereafter

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

• dvija-sattamāḥ: O best of the twice-born
• dvija-sattamāḥ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक) + sattama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्; संबोधनार्थे (हे द्विजसत्तमाः)

• bhrāntaḥ: having wandered; roaming
• bhrāntaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhram (धातु) + kta (क्त) → bhrānta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्तं भूतकृदन्तम्; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; ‘wandered/roamed’ (aham इति विशेष्ये)

• trikeṣu: in groups of three
• trikeṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: trika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), बहुवचनम्; ‘in the triads/sets of three’

• sarveṣu: in all
• sarveṣu: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचनम्; trikeṣu/catvareṣu/gṛheṣu इत्यादीनां विशेषणम्

• catvareṣu: in courtyards/squares
• catvareṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: catvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), बहुवचनम्; ‘in courtyards/squares’

• gṛheṣu: in houses
• gṛheṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), बहुवचनम्

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

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (a devotee/pilgrim speaking within the Tīrthamāhātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Camatkārapura

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvija-sattamāḥ

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A weary traveler enters Camatkārapura, moving through a bustling catuṣpatha (crossroads), then a broad catuvara (square), peering into courtyards and doorways with a bundle of lotuses.

Characters & Entities

• Camatkārapura

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha-narrative often begins with hardship: sincere seeking and perseverance prepare one to receive divine grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Camatkārapura is introduced as the setting within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya sequence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed here; it sets the scene of the pilgrim’s wandering and search.