Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

अथापश्यन्नदीतीरे स तपस्विगणावृतम् । स्वाध्यायनिरतं दांतं विश्वामित्रं तपोनिधिनम्

Transliteration

athāpaśyannadītīre sa tapasvigaṇāvṛtam | svādhyāyanirataṃ dāṃtaṃ viśvāmitraṃ taponidhinam

Translation

Rồi bên bờ sông, ông thấy Viśvāmitra—kho tàng của khổ hạnh—được vây quanh bởi đoàn đạo sĩ, nghiêm cẩn tự chế, chuyên tâm vào svādhyāya, việc tụng học thánh điển.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आरम्भ/अनन्तरार्थक (then/thereupon)

• अपश्यत्: saw
• अपश्यत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• नदीतीरे: on the riverbank
• नदीतीरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नदी-तीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नदी (स्त्री) + तीर (नपुं); सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); अधिकरण (location)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• तपस्विगणावृतम्: surrounded by groups of ascetics
• तपस्विगणावृतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तपस्वि-गण-आवृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तपस्वि (ascetic) + गण (group) + आवृत (covered/surrounded); द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग; विशेषण (qualifying viśvāmitram)

• स्वाध्यायनिरतम्: engaged in Vedic study
• स्वाध्यायनिरतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वाध्याय-निरत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्वाध्याय (self-study/recitation) + निरत (engaged); द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग; विशेषण

• दान्तम्: self-controlled
• दान्तम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• विश्वामित्रम्: Viśvāmitra
• विश्वामित्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वामित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तपोनिधिनम्: a treasure of austerity
• तपोनिधिनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्-निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तपस् (austerity) + निधि (treasure); द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग; उपाधि/विशेष्य-सम्बन्ध

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in a māhātmya frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A tranquil riverbank with an āśrama: Viśvāmitra seated among disciplined ascetics, palm-leaf manuscripts nearby, students reciting Veda softly; the king/visitor glimpsed approaching from afar.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha is sanctified by realized sages—svādhyāya, restraint, and tapas are presented as the pillars of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A riverbank āśrama associated with Viśvāmitra in Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya; the verse does not name the river/tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied practice is svādhyāya (scriptural recitation/study), though no formal rite is commanded.