Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

तस्मादत्रैव कल्याणे स्थानेऽस्मिन्मेध्यतां गते । गर्तातीर्थे कुरु विभो तपस्त्वमनया सह

Transliteration

tasmādatraiva kalyāṇe sthāne'sminmedhyatāṃ gate | gartātīrthe kuru vibho tapastvamanayā saha

Translation

پس اسی مبارک مقام پر—جو اب پاک ہو کر مقدس اعمال کے لائق بن گیا ہے—اے صاحبِ قوت، اس بانو کے ساتھ گرتا تیرتھ میں تپسیا کرو۔

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात् इति अव्ययीभाववत् निपातः; हेतु/अपादानार्थक (therefore/from that)

• atra: here
• atra: Desha-adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (here)

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Avadharana (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis/only)

• kalyāṇe: auspicious
• kalyāṇe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kalyāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘sthāne’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• sthāne: in the place
• sthāne: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• asmin: in this
• asmin: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• medhyatām: purity, sanctity
• medhyatām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: medhyatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘medhyatā’ = purity/fitness for sacrifice

• gate: when attained/when it has come
• gate: Saptami-samaya (Locative absolute/समय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; सप्तमी-सम्बन्धे ‘when (it) has come/been attained’

• gartātīrthe: at Gartā-tīrtha
• gartātīrthe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gartā + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (gartāyāḥ tīrtham)

• kuru: do, perform
• kuru: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• vibho: O mighty one
• vibho: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

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

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• anayā: with this (woman)
• anayā: Sahakari/Karana (Companion/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahartha (Association)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (preposition-like indeclinable ‘with’)

Speaker

Narrator/character addressing a king or powerful listener (identity not explicit in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gartā-tīrtha

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājendra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At an auspicious purified spot, the speaker directs the king to perform austerity at Gartā-tīrtha together with the lady.

Characters & Entities

• Gartā-tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha becomes a doorway to merit when one undertakes disciplined tapas in a purified, auspicious setting.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Gartā-tīrtha is directly praised as the proper place for austerity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform tapas (austerity/penance) at Gartā-tīrtha, implying observance of purity and disciplined practice.