Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

कृतकृत्योर्ज्जितानन्दस्तीर्थमाहात्म्यदर्शनात् । अभूदगस्त्यो रूपेण पुलकां चितविग्रहः

Transliteration

kṛtakṛtyorjjitānandastīrthamāhātmyadarśanāt | abhūdagastyo rūpeṇa pulakāṃ citavigrahaḥ

Translation

ତୀର୍ଥମାହାତ୍ମ୍ୟ ଦର୍ଶନରେ ଅଗସ୍ତ୍ୟ କୃତକୃତ୍ୟ ହୋଇ ପରମାନନ୍ଦରେ ଭରିଗଲେ; ତାଙ୍କ ଦେହରେ ରୋମାଞ୍ଚ ପ୍ରକଟ ହେଲା।

Word by Word

• kṛta-kṛtyaḥ: one who has accomplished his duty
• kṛta-kṛtyaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृ धातोः क्त) + kṛtya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (agastyaḥ)

• ūrjjita-ānandaḥ: of heightened joy
• ūrjjita-ānandaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ūrjjita (प्रातिपदिक) + ānanda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (agastyaḥ)

• tīrtha-māhātmya-darśanāt: from seeing the greatness of the tīrtha
• tīrtha-māhātmya-darśanāt: Hetu (Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक) + māhātmya (प्रातिपदिक) + darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/सम्बन्ध-तत्पुरुष (tīrthasya māhātmyasya darśanam); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेतौ (cause)

• abhūt: became
• abhūt: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; अर्थः: अभवत् (became)

• agastyaḥ: Agastya
• agastyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agastya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• rūpeṇa: in appearance
• rūpeṇa: Karaṇa (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; प्रकारेण (in form/appearance)

• pulakām: gooseflesh (thrill of joy)
• pulakām: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pulakā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; (pulaka-janitāṃ) हर्षलक्षणां (gooseflesh/rapture)

• cita-vigrahaḥ: whose body was covered (with it)
• cita-vigrahaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cita (चि धातोः क्त/चित) + vigraha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (agastyaḥ); अर्थः: पुलकया चितः/व्याप्तः विग्रहः (body covered)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual, Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa—Ayodhyāmāhātmya; speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā tīrtha-mahātmya (as a ‘darśya’ reality)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Agastya stands at a radiant tīrtha, eyes moist, body covered in goosebumps; the landscape glows as if the mahātmya itself is visible—light rising from water, temples, and trees; attendants watch in awe.

Characters & Entities

• Agastya
• Tīrthas of Ayodhyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Realizing a tīrtha’s māhātmya is itself transformative—producing fulfillment and embodied devotional joy.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ayodhyā’s tīrthas as a whole, whose māhātmya evokes profound bhakti in the pilgrim.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new prescription; it describes the experiential fruit of properly undertaken tīrtha-yātrā.