Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

ततो मयापि तत्रैव तत्क्षणात्सलिलं च यत् । तस्मिन्काष्ठे परिक्षिप्तं नीतं वृद्धिं च तत्क्षणात्

Transliteration

tato mayāpi tatraiva tatkṣaṇātsalilaṃ ca yat | tasminkāṣṭhe parikṣiptaṃ nītaṃ vṛddhiṃ ca tatkṣaṇāt

Translation

แล้วเราก็ ณ ที่นั้นเอง ในขณะนั้นเอง โปรยน้ำลงบนท่อนไม้นั้น และในทันใดมันก็เพิ่มพูนและงอกงามขึ้นทันที

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय/तद्-तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (from that/thereupon)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कार (also)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (there)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (indeed/just)

• तत्क्षणात्: at that very moment / immediately
• तत्क्षणात्: Apadana (Ablative of time/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (तत् क्षणः); पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कालवाचक (immediately)

• सलिलम्: water
• सलिलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सलिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक

• तस्मिन्: in/on that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• काष्ठे: on the wood
• काष्ठे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• परिक्षिप्तम्: thrown/placed around, cast
• परिक्षिप्तम्: Karta (Predicate to salilam/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-क्षिप् (धातु) → परिक्षिप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सलिलस्य विशेषणम्

• नीतम्: led/brought
• नीतम्: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नी (धातु) → नीत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (सलिलस्य/फलस्य) विशेषणम्

• वृद्धिम्: increase/growth
• वृद्धिम्: Karma (Result/object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• तत्क्षणात्: immediately
• तत्क्षणात्: Apadana (Ablative of time/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कालवाचक

Speaker

Yājñavalkya (continuing narrative)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śākalya (within the dialogue sequence)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sage casts the consecration-water onto the wood; instantly the wood swells/grows—suggesting sprouting into a living tree or expanding into a sacred form—astonishing onlookers.

Characters & Entities

• Yājñavalkya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred water, when connected to ritual intent and spiritual power, is portrayed as capable of extraordinary effects.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse does not specify a site; it contributes to the broader tīrtha-centered discourse on sacred potency.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The context remains abhiṣeka-salila (consecration water), emphasizing its sanctity and power.