Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 85

Devanagari script

त्रिजातोऽपि समं विप्रैर्हतशेषैस्तु तैर्द्रुतम् । जगाम संप्रहृष्टात्मा चमत्कारपुरं प्रति

Transliteration

trijāto'pi samaṃ viprairhataśeṣaistu tairdrutam | jagāma saṃprahṛṣṭātmā camatkārapuraṃ prati

Translation

แล้วตรีชาตะก็เช่นกัน—พร้อมด้วยพราหมณ์ทั้งหลายผู้ขจัดภัยที่เหลืออย่างรวดเร็ว—ออกเดินด้วยใจปีติไปยังจมัตการปุระ

Word by Word

• त्रिजातः: Trijāta (proper name)
• त्रिजातः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या) + जात (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (त्रयः जाताः/त्रिजातः—नाम)

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

• समम्: together
• समम्: Saha-artha (Accompaniment adverbial/सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावे अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; सहार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (together/equally)

• विप्रैः: with the brahmins
• विप्रैः: Sahakari/Karana (Accompaniment/Instrument/सहकारी-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (instrumental plural)

• हतशेषैः: with the remaining (survivor) ones after being slain
• हतशेषैः: Visheshana (Qualifier of ‘विप्रैः’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हत (कृदन्त, √हन्) + शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (हताः शेषाः येषां ते) ‘those remaining after being slain’—विप्रैः इति विशेषण

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक (but/indeed)

• तैः: by them; with them
• तैः: Sahakari/Karana (Instrument/Agentive accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (instrumental plural)

• द्रुतम्: quickly
• द्रुतम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्रुतम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शीघ्रार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (quickly)

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• संप्रहृष्टात्मा: with a delighted heart
• संप्रहृष्टात्मा: Visheshana (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-प्र-हृष् (धातु) → प्रहृष्ट (कृदन्त) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (संप्रहृष्टः आत्मा यस्य) ‘one whose heart/soul is delighted’—कर्तृविशेषण

• चमत्कारपुरम्: to the city of Camatkāra
• चमत्कारपुरम्: Karman (Goal/object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चमत्कार (प्रातिपदिक) + पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (चमत्कारस्य पुरम्)

• प्रति: towards
• प्रति: Dik-adhikarana (Directional/goal marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्)
• Form: अव्यय; गत्यर्थे दिशावाचक (towards)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa to sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Camatkārapura

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Trijāta and the brāhmaṇas, faces bright with relief, set out on a dusty road toward Camatkārapura; the atmosphere is light after peril has passed.

Characters & Entities

• Trijāta
• Brāhmaṇas
• Camatkārapura

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

After receiving divine protection, devotees proceed on pilgrimage with renewed faith—travel itself becomes an expression of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Camatkārapura is named as the destination, within the broader Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra narrative arc.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; it emphasizes tīrtha-yātrā (sacred travel) undertaken in a purified, confident state.