Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

इमं मे गंगे यमुने पंचनद्यस्त्रिपुष्करम् । श्रीसूक्तं पावमानं च हैमीं च तदनंतरम्

Transliteration

imaṃ me gaṃge yamune paṃcanadyastripuṣkaram | śrīsūktaṃ pāvamānaṃ ca haimīṃ ca tadanaṃtaram

Translation

‘இது என் அர்ப்பணம்—ஓ கங்கை, ஓ யமுனை, ஓ பஞ்சநதிகள்; (இது) திரிபுஷ்கரம்; ஸ்ரீஸூக்தம்; பாவமானம்; அதன் பின் ஹைமீ’—இவ்வாறு வரிசையாக ஜபிக்க வேண்டும்.

Word by Word

• इमम्: this
• इमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (object: 'this')

• मे: my; of me
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (enclitic); here: possessive/genitive 'of me/my'

• गङ्गे: O Gaṅgā
• गङ्गे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यमुने: O Yamunā
• यमुने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यमुना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पञ्चनद्यः: O five rivers
• पञ्चनद्यः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च + नदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; द्विगु-समासः (five rivers)

• त्रिपुष्करम्: the triple Puṣkara
• त्रिपुष्करम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + पुष्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (three Puṣkaras / triple Puṣkara)

• श्रीसूक्तम्: the Śrīsūkta hymn
• श्रीसूक्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + सूक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः: 'श्रियाः सूक्तम्' (hymn to Śrī)

• पावमानम्: the Pāvamāna (hymn)
• पावमानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पवमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (name of a hymn/chant)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• हैमीम्: the Haimī (hymn/section)
• हैमीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हैम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (name of a hymn/section; 'golden' as substantive)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• तदनन्तरम्: immediately thereafter
• तदनन्तरम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमासः; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (adverb): 'तस्य अनन्तरम्' = immediately after that

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gaṅgā–Yamunā–Pañcanadī–Tripuṣkara (invoked tīrtha-collective)

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ritualist stands by a water vessel/riverbank, hands in añjali, invoking Gaṅgā and Yamunā; behind him appear personified river goddesses and a distant vision of Puṣkara’s sacred lake, while Vedic hymn scrolls/leaf manuscripts are held by assistants.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṅgā
• Yamunā
• Pañcanadī
• Tripuṣkara
• Śrīsūkta
• Pāvamāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage-rites are empowered by remembrance of sacred rivers and Vedic hymns, linking tīrtha to inner purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The sanctity of pan-Indian tīrthas is invoked—especially Gaṅgā, Yamunā, and the sacred complex associated with Puṣkara (Tripuṣkara).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A specific order of mantra/hymn recitation invoking rivers and hymns such as Śrīsūkta and Pāvamāna.