Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

स्नात्वा तत्र तु यो देवीं पश्येच्च विधिना नरः । धनं धान्यं तथा पुत्रान्राज्योत्थं च सुखं लभेत्

Transliteration

snātvā tatra tu yo devīṃ paśyecca vidhinā naraḥ | dhanaṃ dhānyaṃ tathā putrānrājyotthaṃ ca sukhaṃ labhet

Translation

ผู้ใดอาบน้ำ ณ ที่นั้น แล้วถวายทัศนะต่อพระเทวีตามพิธีอันถูกต้อง ผู้นั้นย่อมได้ทรัพย์ ข้าวธัญญาหาร บุตร และความสุขอันเกิดจากวาสนาแห่งราชสมบัติด้วย

Word by Word

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाले कृत्य (having done), धातु: स्ना

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (स्थान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha/Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle; contrast/emphasis)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• देवीं: the Goddess
• देवीं: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• पश्येत्: should see
• पश्येत्: Kriya (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्/पश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• विधिना: according to the prescribed rite
• विधिना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; करण/प्रकारवाचक (by rule/rite)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• धनम्: wealth
• धनम्: Karma (फल/प्राप्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• धान्यम्: grain
• धान्यम्: Karma (फल/प्राप्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थक (also/likewise)

• पुत्रान्: sons
• पुत्रान्: Karma (फल/प्राप्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन

• राज्योत्थम्: arising from sovereignty/royal power
• राज्योत्थम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (राज्यात् उत्थम् = arising from kingship); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• सुखम्: happiness
• सुखम्: Karma (फल/प्राप्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• लभेत्: would obtain
• लभेत्: Kriya (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim completes ritual bathing at a sacred waterbody and then stands before a radiant Devī shrine, hands folded, with offerings of flowers, lamps, and grain; attendants and other pilgrims queue in reverent order.

Characters & Entities

• Dhārādevī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha and Devī-darśana together—performed with proper observance—unite purification with blessing, yielding both worldly well-being and dharmic prosperity.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The Dhārā tīrtha and the shrine/darśana of Dhārādevī within Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna at the tīrtha followed by Devī-darśana performed vidhinā (according to prescribed rite).