Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 102

Devanagari script

ततो नीरोगतां प्राप्तः स भूपस्तत्क्षणाद्विजाः । यस्तत्र कुरुते स्नानमद्यापि द्विजसत्तमाः

Transliteration

tato nīrogatāṃ prāptaḥ sa bhūpastatkṣaṇādvijāḥ | yastatra kurute snānamadyāpi dvijasattamāḥ

Translation

அதன்பின், ஓ இருமுறை பிறந்தவர்களே, அந்த அரசன் அந்தக் கணமே நோயற்றவனானான். இன்றும், ஓ த்விஜசிறந்தவர்களே, அங்கே யார் நீராடுகிறாரோ—

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रमवाचक (then)

• नीरोगताम्: health, freedom from disease
• नीरोगताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नीरोगता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्राप्तः: having attained
• प्राप्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• भूपः: king
• भूपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तत्क्षणात्: from that very moment, immediately
• तत्क्षणात्: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् + क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (तत् क्षणः = that very moment)

• द्विजाः: O twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजाः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), बहुवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• कुरुते: does, performs
• कुरुते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अद्यापि: even today, still
• अद्यापि: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य + अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अव्ययीभाव-समास (अद्य एव अपि = even today/still now)

• द्विजसत्तमाः: O best of Brahmins
• द्विजसत्तमाः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), बहुवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (द्विजानां सत्तमाः = best of the twice-born)

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kuṇḍa of instantaneous ārogya (name not stated)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Best of the twice-born (dvija-sattamāḥ) addressed within the frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king emerges from the kuṇḍa transformed—upright posture, clear complexion—while brāhmaṇas and pilgrims look on in astonishment; the water glows subtly, suggesting divine potency.

Characters & Entities

• King (Bhūpa)
• Kuṇḍa/Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha’s grace is presented as immediate and tangible—capable of restoring health and purity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The chapter’s kuṇḍa/tīrtha where the king bathed and was healed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna at the specified tīrtha, whose efficacy is said to continue “even today.”