Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

अथ तस्माज्जलात्कृच्छ्राद्विनिष्क्रम्य शुचिस्मिता । तीरोपांतं समासाद्य स्थिता तद्दृष्टिगोचरे

Transliteration

atha tasmājjalātkṛcchrādviniṣkramya śucismitā | tīropāṃtaṃ samāsādya sthitā taddṛṣṭigocare

Translation

แล้วนางก็ฝืนกายออกจากสายน้ำนั้นอย่างยากลำบาก; ยิ้มละมุนผุดผ่อง แล้วไปถึงริมฝั่ง ยืนอยู่ในขอบเขตสายตาของเขา

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• तस्मात्: from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन (Ablative singular)

• जलात्: from the water
• जलात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन (Ablative singular)

• कृच्छ्रात्: with difficulty
• कृच्छ्रात्: Hetu/Prakara (हेतु/प्रकार)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृच्छ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे—कृच्छ्रात् = with difficulty

• विनिष्क्रम्य: having emerged
• विनिष्क्रम्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + निस् + क्रम् (धातु) → विनिष्क्रम्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund): having come out

• शुचिस्मिता: she of the pure smile
• शुचिस्मिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि-स्मित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—शुचि स्मितं यस्याः (she whose smile is pure/bright)

• तीरोपान्तम्: the riverbank vicinity
• तीरोपान्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर-उपान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तीरस्य उपान्तम् (the bank-side/near the shore)

• समासाद्य: having reached
• समासाद्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + सद् (धातु) → समासाद्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund): having approached/reached

• स्थिता: stood/remained
• स्थिता: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थित (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past passive participle used predicatively), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तत्: his/that
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-सम्बन्धार्थे पूर्वपद (in compound), (that/his)

• दृष्टि: sight/gaze
• दृष्टि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-सम्बन्धार्थे पूर्वपद (in compound)

• गोचरे: within the range
• गोचरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः—तस्य दृष्टेः गोचरः (range of his sight)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Nāgara-khaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: She rises from the water with effort, droplets clinging to her hair and garments; a modest, pure smile appears as she steps onto the bank and pauses where his gaze can reach her.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It keeps the tīrtha-snānā setting central, showing how sacred-place narratives often pivot on actions at the water’s edge (tīra).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse mentions a jalāśaya and its bank, but the specific tīrtha name is not present in this excerpt.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna is implicit in the action; the verse highlights exiting the water and approaching the bank.