Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

तथा चाऽवभृथस्नानं प्रकर्तव्यं त्वया सह । तस्मादुत्तिष्ठ गच्छामो यत्र तोयव्यवस्थितम्

Transliteration

tathā cā'vabhṛthasnānaṃ prakartavyaṃ tvayā saha | tasmāduttiṣṭha gacchāmo yatra toyavyavasthitam

Translation

اور تمہارے ساتھ مل کر اوبھرتھ (اَوَبھِرتھ) اسنان بھی کرنا لازم ہے۔ اس لیے اٹھو—چلو اُس جگہ جہاں رسم کے لیے پانی باقاعدہ طور پر تیار رکھا گیا ہے۔

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb of manner)

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

• अवभृथस्नानम्: the avabhṛtha bath (concluding ritual bath)
• अवभृथस्नानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: avabhṛtha + snāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (Nom./Acc. sg.); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (avabhṛthasya snānam)

• प्रकर्तव्यम्: to be done, should be performed
• प्रकर्तव्यम्: Karma (Object-complement/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra + kṛ (धातु) → kartavya (कृदन्त)
• Form: कर्तव्यताप्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/future passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; विधेयविशेषण (predicate adjective)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; द्वितीया? (न) तृतीया एकवचन (Instrumental sg.); मध्यमपुरुष-प्रयोग (by you)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारि)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक उपसर्गसदृश (postposition)

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात् इति पञ्चमी-एकवचनरूपं कारणार्थे अव्ययीभूतम् (ablative used adverbially: therefore/from that)

• उत्तिष्ठ: rise up
• उत्तिष्ठ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut + sthā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative); मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• गच्छामः: we go / let us go
• गच्छामः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present); उत्तमपुरुष; बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक सम्बन्धबोधक (relative adverb: where)

• तोयव्यवस्थितम्: situated/arranged in water
• तोयव्यवस्थितम्: Adhikarana (Location qualifier/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: toya + vyavasthita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (toye vyavasthitam = situated in water / water-arranged)

Speaker

Pulastya (to Brahmā/pitāmaha context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A yajamāna is urged to rise and proceed with attendants toward a prepared riverside/kuṇḍa: steps swept, vessels arranged, priests carrying ladles and water-pots; the atmosphere is anticipatory and solemn.

Characters & Entities

• Avabhṛtha-snāna
• Pulastya
• Brahmā
• Toya (sacred waters)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred rites culminate in purification: the avabhṛtha bath seals the yajña’s sanctity and restores auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A tīrtha-water setting is central (waters prepared for avabhṛtha), though the specific place-name is not stated in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Avabhṛtha-snāna (the concluding ceremonial bath) to be performed in the properly prepared waters.