Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

ततः फलानि वांछंति तीर्थयात्रोद्भवानि ते । व्रतानां नियमानां च स्वर्गवासादिहेतवः

Transliteration

tataḥ phalāni vāṃchaṃti tīrthayātrodbhavāni te | vratānāṃ niyamānāṃ ca svargavāsādihetavaḥ

Translation

پھر وہ تیرتھ یاترا سے پیدا ہونے والے پھلوں کی آرزو کرتے ہیں، اور ورتوں و ضابطوں کے نتائج کی بھی—سورگ میں قیام وغیرہ کے اسباب کی جستجو میں۔

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): ततः (thereafter/therefrom)

• फलानि: fruits/results
• फलानि: Karma (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• वाञ्छन्ति: desire
• वाञ्छन्ति: Kriya (predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वाञ्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तीर्थयात्रोद्भवानि: arising from pilgrimage
• तीर्थयात्रोद्भवानि: Visheshana (qualifier of फलानि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीर्थ + यात्रा + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (तीर्थयात्रायाः उद्भवानि)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• व्रतानाम्: of vows
• व्रतानाम्: Sambandha (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• नियमानाम्: of observances/rules
• नियमानाम्: Sambandha (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction): च (and)

• स्वर्गवासादिहेतवः: causes such as residence in heaven
• स्वर्गवासादिहेतवः: Karta (predicate-noun, appositive to ते)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग + वास + आदि + हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (स्वर्गवास-आदि-हेतवः = causes such as dwelling in heaven)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; exact speaker not stated in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: tīrthas (general)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims with staffs and waterpots approach a sacred ford; some observe fasts, others give alms; above, a subtle vision of svarga as a distant celestial city, indicating their sought reward.

Characters & Entities

• Tīrthayātrā
• Vrata
• Niyama
• Svarga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage, vows, and disciplined living are portrayed as dharmic means that generate merit and higher states, including heaven.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse praises tīrtha-yātrā in general rather than naming one site, fitting the genre of Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It recommends the dharmic framework of tīrtha pilgrimage, vratas (vows), and niyamas (regulated observances), though no single rite is specified.