Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

सा तथेति प्रतिज्ञाय विचित्राभरणानि च । गृहीत्वा हर्षसंयुका ततस्तत्क्षेत्रमाययौ

Transliteration

sā tatheti pratijñāya vicitrābharaṇāni ca | gṛhītvā harṣasaṃyukā tatastatkṣetramāyayau

Translation

ਉਸ ਨੇ “ਤਥਾਸਤੁ” ਕਹਿ ਕੇ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਗਿਆ ਕੀਤੀ; ਅਦਭੁਤ ਗਹਿਣੇ ਹੱਥ ਵਿਚ ਲੈ ਕੇ, ਹਿਰਦੇ ਵਿਚ ਹਰਖ ਭਰਿਆ, ਫਿਰ ਉਹ ਉਸ ਪਵਿੱਤਰ ਖੇਤਰ ਵੱਲ ਚੱਲ ਪਈ।

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-शब्द

• तथा: so, thus
• तथा: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb)

• इति: thus (saying)
• इति: Quotation marker (इत्यर्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-निपात (quotative particle)

• प्रतिज्ञाय: having promised
• प्रतिज्ञाय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रतिज्ञा (धातु: ज्ञा + प्रति; कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund); 'प्रतिज्ञाय' = having promised/assented

• विचित्राभरणानि: variegated ornaments
• विचित्राभरणानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचित्र + आभरण (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः—'विचित्राणि आभरणानि'

• च: and
• च: Conjunction (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• गृहीत्वा: having taken
• गृहीत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund); 'गृहीत्वा' = having taken

• हर्षसंयुका: joined with joy, delighted
• हर्षसंयुका: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर्ष + संयुक (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्ताधारित)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषभावः—'हर्षेण संयुता' (endowed with joy)

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/कालवाचक (then/from there)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-शब्द; 'क्षेत्रम्' इति विशेषण

• क्षेत्रम्: the sacred place/field
• क्षेत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• आययौ: went, came
• आययौ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु) + आ (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; speaker not explicit in this excerpt)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A joyful woman, having promised ‘so be it,’ gathers wondrous ornaments and begins her journey toward a sacred kṣetra; movement, anticipation, and devotional purpose dominate the scene.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Approaching a sacred place with resolve and glad-hearted faith is itself a dhārmic act that prepares one to receive tīrtha-merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse refers generally to “that kṣetra” within the ongoing Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative; the precise tīrtha is determined by the surrounding verses of Adhyāya 111.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed here; it emphasizes vow-like assent and undertaking a pilgrimage to the kṣetra.