Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

तत्कृत्वा रूपद्वितयं तत्र जन्म त्वमाप्स्यसि । यत्तया कथितो वंशो ममायं गोपसंज्ञितः । तत्र त्वं पावनार्थाय चिरं वृद्धिमवाप्स्यसि

Transliteration

tatkṛtvā rūpadvitayaṃ tatra janma tvamāpsyasi | yattayā kathito vaṃśo mamāyaṃ gopasaṃjñitaḥ | tatra tvaṃ pāvanārthāya ciraṃ vṛddhimavāpsyasi

Translation

ที่นั่นท่านจักทรงแปลงเป็นสองรูปแล้วบังเกิด กุลวงศ์ที่นางกล่าวถึงนั้นเป็นของเรา เรียกกันว่า “โคปะ” และ ณ ที่นั่นเพื่อชำระโลกให้บริสุทธิ์ ท่านจักรุ่งเรืองและเพิ่มพูนยืนนาน

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (object of absolutive action)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund): 'having done'

• रूपद्वितयम्: a pair of forms / two forms
• रूपद्वितयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वितय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (द्वे रूपे यस्य/द्वितयं रूपाणाम्)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Avyaya (Locative/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• जन्म: birth
• जन्म: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; पुरुष-सर्वनाम

• आप्स्यसि: will obtain
• आप्स्यसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यत्: which
• यत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (relative)

• तया: by her
• तया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• कथितः: was told/related
• कथितः: Karma (Predicate/कर्म-भावः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथित (कृदन्त; √कथ् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त

• वंशः: lineage/dynasty
• वंशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• गोपसंज्ञितः: named 'Gopa'
• गोपसंज्ञितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गोप (प्रातिपदिक) + संज्ञित (कृदन्त; √ज्ञा (धातु) + सम्- उपसर्ग; क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (गोप इति संज्ञा यस्य)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Avyaya (Locative/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• पावनार्थाय: for the purpose of purification
• पावनार्थाय: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पावन (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (पावनस्य अर्थः)

• चिरम्: for a long time
• चिरम्: Avyaya (Temporal/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिरम् (अव्यय/नपुंसक-प्रयोग)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: for a long time)

• वृद्धिम्: growth/prosperity
• वृद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• अवाप्स्यसि: you will attain
• अवाप्स्यसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (धातु) + अव- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लृट्-लकार, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narratorial voice within Tīrthamāhātmya (speaker not explicit in the excerpt)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gopa-vaṃśa / Kṛṣṇa-janma-līlā sphere (implied)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Viṣṇu

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Prophecy of Viṣṇu’s birth among Gopas: two forms hinted—Vāsudeva-Kṛṣṇa and another manifestation (e.g., expansion/paired form); pastoral Braj landscape with cows, kadamba trees, Yamunā-like riverbank; aura of purification spreading outward.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Gopa (cowherd clan)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine manifestation occurs in specific lineages and roles to purify beings and sustain dharma over time.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse references “there” within the chapter’s sacred-geography frame, but does not name the tīrtha in this excerpt.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse is genealogical and theological, describing purpose (pāvana) rather than a rite.