Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

तस्मादागच्छ भूपाल तीर्थयात्रां मया सह । कुरु तीर्थप्रभावेण येन त्वं स्याः शुचिः पुनः

Transliteration

tasmādāgaccha bhūpāla tīrthayātrāṃ mayā saha | kuru tīrthaprabhāveṇa yena tvaṃ syāḥ śuciḥ punaḥ

Translation

కావున, ఓ భూపాలా! నాతో కలిసి తీర్థయాత్రకు రమ్ము. తీర్థప్రభావముచేత అట్లు ఆచరించుము, తద్వారా నీవు మళ్లీ శుచిగా అవుదువు.

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: हेत्वर्थक-अव्यय (therefore)

• āgaccha: come
• āgaccha: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√gam (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• bhūpāla: O king
• bhūpāla: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūpāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• tīrtha-yātrām: pilgrimage to a sacred ford
• tīrtha-yātrām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha + yātrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (tīrthasya yātrā)

• mayā: with me (lit. by me)
• mayā: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-शब्दः सहार्थक-अव्यय (with)

• kuru: do
• kuru: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tīrtha-prabhāveṇa: by the power of the tīrtha
• tīrtha-prabhāveṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha + prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (tīrthasya prabhāvaḥ)

• yena: by which
• yena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• syāḥ: may become
• syāḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• śuciḥ: pure
• śuciḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuci (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरर्थक-अव्यय (again)

Speaker

Viśvāmitra

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Unspecified Nāgara-khaṇḍa tīrtha-circuit (to be named in adjacent verses)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viśvāmitra invites the king to set out on a sacred journey; they stand at the threshold of departure with staff and water-pot, the road leading toward rivers, ghats, and temples—symbolizing purification through travel.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is portrayed as a dharmic remedy: sacred geography carries transformative power for inner and outer purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse glorifies tīrthas in general (tīrtha-prabhāva); the immediate narrative setting remains connected to Kurukṣetra in the surrounding verses.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Undertake tīrtha-yātrā (pilgrimage) under the guidance of a sage to regain śaucā (purity).