Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

एवं तस्य प्रभावेण तीर्थस्य द्विजसत्तमाः । गच्छमानेषु लोकेषु सुखेन त्रिदिवालयम्

Transliteration

evaṃ tasya prabhāveṇa tīrthasya dvijasattamāḥ | gacchamāneṣu lokeṣu sukhena tridivālayam

Translation

اے بہترین دِویجوں! اس تیرتھ کی محض تاثیر سے لوگ اس لوک سے رخصت ہو کر آسانی سے تریدیو کے دھام، یعنی سوَرگ کے آشیانے تک پہنچ جاتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (thus/in this way)

• तस्य: of that (tīrtha)
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रभावेण: by the power
• प्रभावेण: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन

• तीर्थस्य: of the sacred ford/pilgrimage place
• तीर्थस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); एकवचन

• द्विजसत्तमाः: O best of the twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजसत्तमाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (dvijānāṃ sattamāḥ = best among the twice-born)

• गच्छमानेषु: in (the) going/moving
• गच्छमानेषु: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying लोकेषु)

• लोकेषु: in the worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); बहुवचन

• सुखेन: with ease
• सुखेन: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa / Karaṇa (Manner/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (instrumental of manner: “with ease”)

• त्रिदिवालयम्: the abode of heaven
• त्रिदिवालयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदिव (प्रातिपदिक) + आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (tridivasya ālayaḥ = abode of heaven)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice within Nāgarakhaṇḍa; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvija-sattamāḥ

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee completing snāna and stepping out with folded hands; above, a luminous path opens toward a celestial city, suggesting ‘sukhena’ ascent guided by unseen devas.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha’s sanctifying power can grant an easy, auspicious passage to higher worlds when approached with faith.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The chapter’s focus is the Hāṭakeśvara-associated tīrtha (Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra/tīrtha) in Nāgarakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is stated here; the verse emphasizes the general prabhāva (efficacy) of the tīrtha.