Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 102

Devanagari script

ततो नीरोगतां प्राप्तः स भूपस्तत्क्षणाद्विजाः । यस्तत्र कुरुते स्नानमद्यापि द्विजसत्तमाः

Transliteration

tato nīrogatāṃ prāptaḥ sa bhūpastatkṣaṇādvijāḥ | yastatra kurute snānamadyāpi dvijasattamāḥ

Translation

Bấy giờ, hỡi các bậc nhị sinh, vị vua ấy liền tức khắc được khỏi bệnh. Ngay cả ngày nay, hỡi bậc nhị sinh tối thượng, bất cứ ai tắm gội tại đó—

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रमवाचक (then)

• नीरोगताम्: health, freedom from disease
• नीरोगताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नीरोगता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्राप्तः: having attained
• प्राप्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• भूपः: king
• भूपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तत्क्षणात्: from that very moment, immediately
• तत्क्षणात्: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् + क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (तत् क्षणः = that very moment)

• द्विजाः: O twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजाः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), बहुवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• कुरुते: does, performs
• कुरुते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अद्यापि: even today, still
• अद्यापि: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य + अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अव्ययीभाव-समास (अद्य एव अपि = even today/still now)

• द्विजसत्तमाः: O best of Brahmins
• द्विजसत्तमाः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), बहुवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (द्विजानां सत्तमाः = best of the twice-born)

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kuṇḍa of instantaneous ārogya (name not stated)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Best of the twice-born (dvija-sattamāḥ) addressed within the frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king emerges from the kuṇḍa transformed—upright posture, clear complexion—while brāhmaṇas and pilgrims look on in astonishment; the water glows subtly, suggesting divine potency.

Characters & Entities

• King (Bhūpa)
• Kuṇḍa/Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha’s grace is presented as immediate and tangible—capable of restoring health and purity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The chapter’s kuṇḍa/tīrtha where the king bathed and was healed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna at the specified tīrtha, whose efficacy is said to continue “even today.”