Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

तेऽपि तेषां प्रसादेन गर्त्तातीर्थभवा द्विजाः । परां विभूतिमास्थाय मोदन्ते सुखसंयुताः

Transliteration

te'pi teṣāṃ prasādena garttātīrthabhavā dvijāḥ | parāṃ vibhūtimāsthāya modante sukhasaṃyutāḥ

Translation

И по их милости те дважды-рождённые, происходившие из Гарттātиртхи, достигли высшего благополучия и радовались, исполненные счастья.

Word by Word

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-अव्यय (also/even)

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• prasādena: by (their) grace
• prasādena: Karana (Instrument/Cause/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• garttātīrthabhavāḥ: born from Garttā-tīrtha
• garttātīrthabhavāḥ: Karta (Qualifier of subject/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: garttā-tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक) + bhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘गर्त्तातीर्थात् भवाः’ (born from Garttā-tīrtha)

• dvijāḥ: Brahmins
• dvijāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• parām: supreme
• parām: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• vibhūtim: prosperity/glory
• vibhūtim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhūti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• āsthāya: having attained
• āsthāya: Kriya (Conjunctive action/अनुक्रम-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā√sthā (धातु) → āsthāya (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); ‘आस्थाय’ = having attained/entered upon

• modante: they rejoice
• modante: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √mud (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• sukhasaṃyutāḥ: endowed with happiness
• sukhasaṃyutāḥ: Karta (Qualifier of subject/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyuta (कृदन्त; √yuj)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘सुखेन संयुताः’ (endowed with happiness)

Speaker

Sūta (narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Garttātīrtha

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dvijas associated with the tīrtha celebrate: distributing food, performing worship, families in contentment; a subtle aura suggests ‘prasāda’ descending upon the community.

Characters & Entities

• Garttātīrtha
• Dvijas/Brāhmaṇas
• Prasāda (grace)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Association with a tīrtha and dharmic community yields prasāda—manifesting as well-being, stability, and joy.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Garttātīrtha is explicitly praised as the origin-point connected with the recipients of prosperity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the result (vibhūti and sukha) is linked to prasāda and dharmic alignment in the tīrtha setting.