Shloka 63 - Adhyaya 11 - Tirtha Mahatmya - Nagara Khanda | Tamil | Vedapath

Vyasa

Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

सर्वेषां ब्राह्मणेंद्राणां प्राकारपरिखान्वितम् । सुखेन येन तिष्ठामः स्नात्वा तीर्थैः पृथग्विधैः । गृहस्थधर्मिणः सर्वे स्वाध्यायनिरता सदा

Transliteration

sarveṣāṃ brāhmaṇeṃdrāṇāṃ prākāraparikhānvitam | sukhena yena tiṣṭhāmaḥ snātvā tīrthaiḥ pṛthagvidhaiḥ | gṛhasthadharmiṇaḥ sarve svādhyāyaniratā sadā

Translation

அனைத்து பிராமணேந்திரர்களுக்கும் மதில்களும் அகழிகளும் உடைய ஒரு புரம் இருக்க வேண்டும்; பலவகை தீர்த்தங்களில் நீராடி நாம் இன்பமாகத் தங்கிட வேண்டும்; நாம் அனைவரும் கிருஹஸ்த தர்மத்தில் நிலைத்து எப்போதும் ஸ்வாத்யாயத்தில் ஈடுபட்டிருப்போம்.

Word by Word

सर्वेषाम्of all

ब्राह्मणेन्द्राणाम्of the chief brāhmaṇas

प्राकारपरिखान्वितम्endowed with walls and moats

सुखेनwith ease, comfortably

येनby which

तिष्ठामःwe stay, we dwell

स्नात्वाhaving bathed

तीर्थैःwith/at sacred fords (tīrthas)

पृथग्विधैःof various kinds, diverse

गृहस्थधर्मिणःfollowing the householder’s dharma

सर्वेall (of us/they)

स्वाध्यायनिरताःdevoted to self-study

सदाalways

Speaker

Brāhmaṇas

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A planned brāhmaṇa quarter with walls and a moat; at dawn, residents return from different tīrtha baths carrying wet cloths and waterpots, then sit for Vedic recitation in courtyards.

Characters & Entities

Tīrthas

Brāhmaṇas (Brāhmaṇendrāḥ)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy places flourish when pilgrimage (tīrtha-snānā) is joined with disciplined daily dharma—householder duties and continual svādhyāya.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Multiple tīrthas are implied within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa sacred region; the focus is the network of bathing places (tīrthas) supporting a dharmic community.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna at various tīrthas and sustained svādhyāya are indicated as ongoing religious practices.