Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

राजभिर्बहुभिः पूर्वं तपो दानं तथाध्वराः । अस्मिंस्तीर्थे सुविहिताः परां सिद्धिमुपागताः

Transliteration

rājabhirbahubhiḥ pūrvaṃ tapo dānaṃ tathādhvarāḥ | asmiṃstīrthe suvihitāḥ parāṃ siddhimupāgatāḥ

Translation

Thuở xưa, nhiều bậc quân vương đã tu khổ hạnh, bố thí và cử hành các lễ tế (yajña) thật viên mãn ngay tại thánh địa tīrtha này; nhờ đó họ đạt đến sự thành tựu tối thượng.

Word by Word

• rājabhiḥ: by kings
• rājabhiḥ: Karta (Agent in passive sense/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; करण/कर्तृ-सम्बन्धे — ‘by kings’

• bahubhiḥ: many
• bahubhiḥ: Karta (Agent qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषण (rājabhiḥ) — ‘many’

• pūrvam: formerly
• pūrvam: Adhikarana (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण) — ‘formerly/earlier’

• tapaḥ: austerity
• tapaḥ: Karma (Performed act/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समुच्चित-कर्ता/कर्म (सुविहिताः इत्यस्य विषयः)

• dānam: charity
• dānam: Karma (Performed act/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समुच्चित-कर्ता/कर्म

• tathā: likewise, and also
• tathā: Sambandha (Conjunctive adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/एवमेव) — ‘and also/likewise’

• adhvarāḥ: sacrifices (rites)
• adhvarāḥ: Karma (Performed act/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; समुच्चित-कर्ता/कर्म — ‘sacrifices’

• asmin: in this
• asmin: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम — ‘in this’

• tīrthe: at the sacred ford
• tīrthe: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• suvihitāḥ: well performed
• suvihitāḥ: Kriya (State/वृत्ति)
• Type: Verb
• Root: su- (उपपद) + vi-√dhā (धातु, विधाने) ; ‘vihita’ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त — ‘well performed/properly arranged’ (tapo-dāna-adhvarāḥ इत्यस्य विशेषण)

• parām: supreme
• parām: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (siddhim)

• siddhim: perfection, attainment
• siddhim: Karma (Goal/गन्तव्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म/गत्यर्थकर्म

• upāgatāḥ: attained
• upāgatāḥ: Kriya (Result state/फल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-ā-√gam (धातु) ; ‘upāgata’ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त — ‘attained/reached’

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Koṭitīrtha

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A procession of ancient kings arriving at Koṭitīrtha with gifts; a yajña-śālā with priests conducting adhvara; nearby, the king performs dāna to brāhmaṇas and undertakes vows, while the tīrtha waters glimmer as witness.

Characters & Entities

• Koṭitīrtha
• rājan

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma—tapas, dāna, and yajña—performed in a sanctified place yields supreme spiritual fruition.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Koṭitīrtha (referred to as 'this tīrtha').

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performing austerity, giving charity, and conducting sacrifices properly at the tīrtha.