Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

तस्मात्तत्र द्रुतं गत्वा तपः कुरु महीपते । येन प्राप्स्यसि चित्तस्थांल्लोकान्भार्यासमन्वितः

Transliteration

tasmāttatra drutaṃ gatvā tapaḥ kuru mahīpate | yena prāpsyasi cittasthāṃllokānbhāryāsamanvitaḥ

Translation

เพราะฉะนั้น ข้าแต่มหาบพิตร จงรีบไปที่นั่นแล้วบำเพ็ญตบะ ด้วยเหตุนี้ท่านจักได้บรรลุโลกทั้งหลายที่สถิตในดวงใจ พร้อมด้วยพระมเหสี

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore, from that
• tasmāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (ablative of cause)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• drutam: quickly
• drutam: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: druta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (गम्, धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• tapaḥ: austerity, penance
• tapaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• kuru: do, perform
• kuru: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ, धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• mahīpate: O king (lord of the earth)
• mahīpate: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahī + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (mahyaḥ patiḥ)

• yena: by which
• yena: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• prāpsyasi: you will obtain
• prāpsyasi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √āp (आप्, धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्गः प्र-

• citta-sthān: situated in (your) mind; desired
• citta-sthān: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: citta + stha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; द्वितीया-तत्पुरुषः (citte sthitāḥ)

• lokān: worlds, realms
• lokān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन

• bhāryā-samanvitaḥ: accompanied by (your) wife
• bhāryā-samanvitaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhāryā + samanvita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (bhāryayā samanvitaḥ)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative instruction within Tīrthamāhātmya; likely Sūta’s narration continuing a story)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Camatkārapura-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahīpati / Kṣitīśvara (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A spiritual authority urges a king to hurry to a sacred field and perform austerities; the king is shown resolute, with queens beside him, preparing for pilgrimage.

Characters & Entities

• King (Mahīpati)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Swift pilgrimage followed by sincere tapas at a sacred site leads to the fulfillment of cherished spiritual aims and higher attainments.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse points to a previously mentioned tirtha in this episode; it functions as a directive to proceed to that sanctified place for penance.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity/penance) after going to the designated tirtha.