Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 100

Devanagari script

यानानि वस्त्ररत्नानि यद्यच्च येन वांछितम् । स त्रिरात्रं हरेः पुत्रः स्थित्वा तत्र समाहितः

Transliteration

yānāni vastraratnāni yadyacca yena vāṃchitam | sa trirātraṃ hareḥ putraḥ sthitvā tatra samāhitaḥ

Translation

ยานพาหนะ ผ้าอาภรณ์ และรัตนะ—สิ่งใดที่ผู้ใดปรารถนา—เขาก็มอบให้ แล้วโอรสแห่งพระหริประทับอยู่ที่นั่นสามราตรี ด้วยจิตตั้งมั่นสงบรวมเป็นหนึ่ง

Word by Word

• यानानि: vehicles
• यानानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• वस्त्ररत्नानि: clothes and jewels
• वस्त्ररत्नानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (copulative)

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); सम्बन्धे 'whatever'

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); पुनरुक्त-समुच्चयार्थे

• येन: by whom/with which (means)
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Masculine/Neuter), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• वाञ्छितम्: desired, wished for
• वाञ्छितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाञ्छ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); 'desired'

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्रिरात्रम्: for three nights
• त्रिरात्रम्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण-काळ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या) + रात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); कालाधिकरणे द्वितीया (accusative of duration)

• हरेः: of Hari (Vishnu)
• हरेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्थित्वा: having stayed
• स्थित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्था (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): 'having stayed'

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

• समाहितः: composed, concentrated
• समाहितः: Karta-visheshana (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-धा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); 'collected, composed, concentrated'

Speaker

Narrator (implied Purāṇic narration; likely Sūta continuing the account)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Yogīśvara-tīrtha (saṅgama)

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvija-sattama (addressed brāhmaṇa interlocutor)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sāmba gives desired gifts—vehicles, garments, jewels—then remains at the confluence shrine for three nights in meditation and disciplined calm; night scenes with lamps and moonlit waves.

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Hari’s son (hareḥ putraḥ)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Merit arises from both generosity and disciplined presence at the tīrtha—remaining with a focused, devotional mind.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The same tīrtha of Yogīśvara in this adhyāya; the verse emphasizes gifts and a three-night stay there.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tīrtha-vāsa for three nights (trirātra) with a composed mind, alongside charitable giving of desired goods.