Shloka 1 - Adhyaya 188 - Tirtha Mahatmya - Nagara Khanda | Thai | Vedapath

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Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । ततस्तु पंचमे चाह्नि संजाते ते द्विजोत्तमाः । श्वेतधौतांबराः सर्वे सुस्नाताः शुचयः स्थिताः

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | tatastu paṃcame cāhni saṃjāte te dvijottamāḥ | śvetadhautāṃbarāḥ sarve susnātāḥ śucayaḥ sthitāḥ

Translation

สูตะกล่าวว่า: ครั้นเมื่อถึงวันที่ห้า เหล่าทวิชผู้ประเสริฐทั้งหลายก็ยืนพร้อม—อาบน้ำชำระดีแล้ว บริสุทธิ์ทั้งกายใจ และทุกคนสวมอาภรณ์ขาวที่ซักสะอาด

Word by Word

सूतःSūta

उवाचsaid

ततःthen; thereafter

तुindeed; but

पञ्चमेon the fifth

चand

अह्निon the day

संजातेwhen (it) had arisen/occurred

तेthey

द्विजोत्तमाःthe best of the twice-born (Brahmins)

श्वेतधौताम्बराःwearing white, washed garments

सर्वेall

सुस्नाताःwell-bathed

शुचयःpure; clean

स्थिताःstood; remained

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of brāhmaṇas at dawn on the fifth day, freshly bathed, wearing bright white garments, standing in orderly formation with water-pots and kuśa, facing a ritual pavilion in the distance.

Characters & Entities

Sūta

dvijottamāḥ (brāhmaṇas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred rites begin with śauca—purity of body, dress, and intention—so that worship becomes worthy and fruitful.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse is within the Tīrthamāhātmya of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa; the immediate line emphasizes tīrtha-linked ritual preparation rather than naming a single site in this shloka.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bathing) and wearing clean white garments as part of yajña readiness.