Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 94

Devanagari script

चमत्कारपुरोत्थो यः कश्चिद्विप्रः प्रकीर्तितः । सोऽत्र स्नातो विशुद्धश्च विज्ञेयः कुलपुत्रकः

Transliteration

camatkārapurottho yaḥ kaścidvipraḥ prakīrtitaḥ | so'tra snāto viśuddhaśca vijñeyaḥ kulaputrakaḥ

Translation

“ਜੋ ਕੋਈ ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣ ‘ਚਮਤਕਾਰਪੁਰ’ ਤੋਂ ਜਨਮਿਆ ਕਿਹਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਉਹ ਇੱਥੇ ਸਨਾਨ ਕਰਕੇ ਸ਼ੁੱਧ ਹੋ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਸੁਕੁਲ ਦਾ ਯੋਗ ਪੁੱਤਰ ਸਮਝਿਆ ਜਾਵੇ।”

Word by Word

• चमत्कार-पुर-उत्थः: arisen from Camatkāra-city
• चमत्कार-पुर-उत्थः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: camatkāra + pura + uttha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष (camatkāra-purāt utthaḥ = arisen from the city of Camatkāra)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Relative subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• कश्चित्: some
• कश्चित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ka (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + cit (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); अनिश्चितार्थक-सर्वनाम (indefinite pronoun)

• विप्रः: a Brahmin
• विप्रः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रकीर्तितः: is proclaimed/mentioned
• प्रकीर्तितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + कीर्त् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• स्नातः: bathed
• स्नातः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्ना (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); क्त-प्रत्यय (one who has bathed)

• विशुद्धः: purified
• विशुद्धः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viśuddha (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); क्तार्थ/विशुद्ध (purified)

• च: and
• च: Nipata (Conjunction/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• विज्ञेयः: should be known
• विज्ञेयः: Vidhi (Injunctive predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + ज्ञा (धातु) + यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); यत्-प्रत्यय (to be known/should be understood)

• कुल-पुत्रकः: a son of a noble family
• कुल-पुत्रकः: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kula + putraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष (kulasya putrakaḥ = son of a (good) family)

Speaker

Vahni (Agni, Fire) (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Agni-sveda-jala tīrtha (Camatkārapura sambandha)

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A brāhmaṇa identified as from Camatkārapura steps out of the sacred kunda, water streaming; elders and brāhmaṇas acknowledge him with respectful gestures, symbolizing restored legitimacy and purity.

Characters & Entities

• Camatkārapura
• Brāhmaṇa (vipra)
• Agni (implicit)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purification at a properly empowered tīrtha restores standing and reaffirms dharmic identity within the community.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha of Adhyāya 113, connected with Camatkārapura by origin-story and by the promise of purification through bathing.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bathing) at this site is declared sufficient to render the person purified and recognized as kulaputraka.