Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

सहसांतरधीयंत तथास्त्वित्येव तत्र ताः । तदाप्रभृति तीर्थानि तानि त्रीण्यपि भूतले

Transliteration

sahasāṃtaradhīyaṃta tathāstvityeva tatra tāḥ | tadāprabhṛti tīrthāni tāni trīṇyapi bhūtale

Translation

ทันใดนั้นพวกนางก็อันตรธาน ณ ที่นั้น พร้อมกล่าวว่า “ตถาสตุ—ขอให้เป็นเช่นนั้นเถิด” นับแต่นั้นเป็นต้นมา ตีรถะทั้งสามจึงปรากฏบนพื้นพิภพ

Word by Word

• सहसा: suddenly
• सहसा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• अन्तर्धीयन्त: they disappear
• अन्तर्धीयन्त: Kriyā (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अन्तर्धा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural); आत्मनेपद; धातु: अन्तर्धा/अन्तर्धीयते (to disappear)

• तथा: so; thus
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• अस्तु: let it be
• अस्तु: Kriyā (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); परस्मैपद

• इति: thus (saying)
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक/अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• ताः: those (women/they)
• ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (plural); सर्वनाम

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

• प्रभृति: from then onward
• प्रभृति: Kāla (Time-from)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रभृति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आरम्भार्थक (from/since)

• तीर्थानि: pilgrimage places
• तीर्थानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• तानि: those
• तानि: Anuvṛtti/Viśeṣya (Correlative pronoun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (plural); सर्वनाम

• त्रीणि: three
• त्रीणि: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (plural); संख्यावाचक विशेषण

• अपि: also; even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ (also/even)

• भूतले: on the earth
• भूतले: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूतल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), सप्तमी (Locative, 7th), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Tīrtha-traya (triad of tīrthas)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Three divine presences utter ‘tathāstu’ and vanish; the earth below is marked as future tīrthas, with subtle fissures glowing as latent springs.

Characters & Entities

• Yamunā
• Gaṅgā
• Gayā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A divine vow and blessing can found enduring sanctity; sacred sites are anchored by consent and dharmic intention.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The triad of tīrthas associated with Yamunā, Gaṅgā, and Gayā at their emergence-points.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; it marks the beginning of tīrtha-status, implying pilgrimage, snāna, and remembrance.