Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

एवं निश्चित्य मनसा प्रभाते समुपस्थिते । शंखतीर्थं समासाद्य कृत्वा स्नानं तथा परम्

Transliteration

evaṃ niścitya manasā prabhāte samupasthite | śaṃkhatīrthaṃ samāsādya kṛtvā snānaṃ tathā param

Translation

ఇలా మనసులో నిశ్చయించుకొని ఉదయం రాగానే అతడు శంఖతీర్థానికి చేరి అక్కడ ఉత్తమమైన శుద్ధిస్నానం చేశాడు.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'thus')

• निश्चित्य: having decided
• निश्चित्य: क्रियाविशेषण (पूर्वकाल / prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि+चित् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive) (having decided/ascertained)

• मनसा: with (his) mind
• मनसा: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Instrumental, Singular: 'with the mind')

• प्रभाते: in the morning
• प्रभाते: अधिकरण (कालाधिकरण / time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Locative singular: 'in the morning')

• समुपस्थिते: when it had arrived
• समुपस्थिते: अधिकरण (सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध / locative absolute)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+उप+स्था (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Locative absolute: 'when (morning) had arrived')

• शंखतीर्थम्: Śaṅkha-tīrtha (a sacred ford)
• शंखतीर्थम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंख+तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular; proper place-name)

• समासाद्य: having reached
• समासाद्य: क्रियाविशेषण (पूर्वकाल / prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+आ+सद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive) (having reached/approached)

• कृत्वा: having performed
• कृत्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (पूर्वकाल / prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive) (having done/performed)

• स्नानम्: bath
• स्नानम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'thus/so')

• परम्: excellent, supreme
• परम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

Speaker

Narrator (deduced: Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa-like purāṇic narrator in Māhātmya narrative)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śaṃkhatīrtha

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At sunrise, the pilgrim descends stone steps into a sacred waterbody named Śaṃkhatīrtha; light glints on ripples, suggesting cleansing and renewal.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṃkhatīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When remorse is sincere, one should promptly turn to dharmic remedies—especially tīrtha-snāna undertaken with resolve.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śaṃkhatīrtha is explicitly named as the place approached for purification.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bath) at Śaṃkhatīrtha is performed as a purificatory act.