Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

एतद्वीक्ष्य नरो ह्यत्र स्नानं कुर्याज्जलाशये । श्रद्धया परया युक्तः स गच्छति परां गतिम्

Transliteration

etadvīkṣya naro hyatra snānaṃ kuryājjalāśaye | śraddhayā parayā yuktaḥ sa gacchati parāṃ gatim

Translation

ครั้นได้เห็นดังนี้แล้ว บุคคลพึงลงอาบน้ำในสระน้ำแห่งนี้ ด้วยศรัทธาอันยิ่ง เขาย่อมบรรลุคติอันสูงสุด

Word by Word

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• vīkṣya: having seen
• vīkṣya: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + īkṣ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); √ईक्ष् (दर्शने) उपसर्गः वि

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• atra: here
• atra: Deśa-adhikarana (Place/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: 'here')

• snānam: bathing
• snānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• kuryāt: should do
• kuryāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम; √कृ (करणे)

• jalāśaye: in a reservoir of water
• jalāśaye: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक) + āśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (जलस्य आशयः)

• śraddhayā: with faith
• śraddhayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śraddhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• parayā: supreme/great
• parayā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; विशेषण (श्रद्धया सह)

• yuktaḥ: endowed (with)
• yuktaḥ: Karta (Subject attribute/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yuj (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle, adjectival); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; √युज् (योगे)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• gacchati: goes/attains
• gacchati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम; √गम् (गत्यर्थ)

• parām: supreme
• parām: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषण (गतिम्)

• gatim: state/goal
• gatim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

Speaker

Viśvāmitra

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Puṣkara-jalāśaya

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: the king; also generalized to ‘naraḥ’ (any pilgrim)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee, having seen the wondrous lotus, steps into Puṣkara’s waters with folded hands and focused faith; the lake glows with sanctity, suggesting ascent toward a ‘higher state’.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• Puṣkara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha practice bears fruit when joined with śraddhā; sacred vision (darśana) and bathing (snāna) are means toward liberation-oriented merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Puṣkara’s lake/reservoir (jalāśaya) is the implied bathing place in this instruction.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform snāna in the jalāśaya after beholding the sacred manifestation, with supreme faith (parā śraddhā).