Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

तत्तीर्थं ख्यातिमायातं समस्ते भुवनत्रये । ततःप्रसूति लोकानां धर्मकामार्थमोक्षदम्

Transliteration

tattīrthaṃ khyātimāyātaṃ samaste bhuvanatraye | tataḥprasūti lokānāṃ dharmakāmārthamokṣadam

Translation

Ang tīrtha na iyon ay sumikat sa tatlong daigdig. Mula roon ay sumisibol ang kapakinabangan para sa mga nilalang, na nagkakaloob ng dharma, kāma, artha, at mokṣa.

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘that’ (demonstrative)

• तीर्थम्: holy ford/pilgrimage place
• तीर्थम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Nom./Acc. singular)

• ख्यातिम्: fame
• ख्यातिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ख्याति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• आयातम्: attained / came to
• आयातम्: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + या (धातु) + क्त (क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘having come/attained’ (agreeing with तीर्थम्)

• समस्ते: in the entire
• समस्ते: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Locative singular)

• भुवनत्रये: in the three worlds
• भुवनत्रये: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Locative singular); द्विगु-समासः (three worlds)

• ततः: therefrom / thereafter
• ततः: Hetu/Apādāna (Source/sequence marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय/तद्-प्रभव)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादानार्थक/क्रमवाचक (from there/thereafter)

• प्रसूति: origin / source
• प्रसूति: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसूति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• लोकानाम्: of the worlds / of people
• लोकानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Genitive plural)

• धर्मकामार्थमोक्षदम्: granting dharma, desire, prosperity, and liberation
• धर्मकामार्थमोक्षदम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + मोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक; ‘giver’)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (धर्मादीन् ददाति इति) विशेषणम् (giver of dharma, kāma, artha, mokṣa)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: tirtha

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: kingly audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant river-ford/holy pool thronged by pilgrims of different aims—ascetics, householders, merchants, and seekers—while the four puruṣārthas are symbolized (dharma as scripture/fire, artha as grain/coins, kāma as blossoming vines, mokṣa as a rising light).

Characters & Entities

• Tīrtha
• Three worlds (trailokya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A true tīrtha is portrayed as a complete spiritual refuge, capable of supporting worldly well-being and culminating in liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A renowned tīrtha of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa (Triśaṅku–Viśvāmitra context) whose detailed identification belongs to the chapter’s broader narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied pilgrimage/approach to the tīrtha; explicit acts like snāna are stated in later verses.