Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

तस्मादागच्छ भूपाल तीर्थयात्रां मया सह । कुरु तीर्थप्रभावेण येन त्वं स्याः शुचिः पुनः

Transliteration

tasmādāgaccha bhūpāla tīrthayātrāṃ mayā saha | kuru tīrthaprabhāveṇa yena tvaṃ syāḥ śuciḥ punaḥ

Translation

Vì vậy, hỡi Đại vương, xin hãy cùng ta lên đường hành hương đến các tīrtha linh thiêng. Nhờ uy lực của những bến thánh ấy, hãy hành trì đúng pháp để ngài được thanh tịnh trở lại một lần nữa.

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: हेत्वर्थक-अव्यय (therefore)

• āgaccha: come
• āgaccha: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√gam (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• bhūpāla: O king
• bhūpāla: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūpāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• tīrtha-yātrām: pilgrimage to a sacred ford
• tīrtha-yātrām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha + yātrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (tīrthasya yātrā)

• mayā: with me (lit. by me)
• mayā: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-शब्दः सहार्थक-अव्यय (with)

• kuru: do
• kuru: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tīrtha-prabhāveṇa: by the power of the tīrtha
• tīrtha-prabhāveṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha + prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (tīrthasya prabhāvaḥ)

• yena: by which
• yena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• syāḥ: may become
• syāḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• śuciḥ: pure
• śuciḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuci (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरर्थक-अव्यय (again)

Speaker

Viśvāmitra

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Unspecified Nāgara-khaṇḍa tīrtha-circuit (to be named in adjacent verses)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viśvāmitra invites the king to set out on a sacred journey; they stand at the threshold of departure with staff and water-pot, the road leading toward rivers, ghats, and temples—symbolizing purification through travel.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is portrayed as a dharmic remedy: sacred geography carries transformative power for inner and outer purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse glorifies tīrthas in general (tīrtha-prabhāva); the immediate narrative setting remains connected to Kurukṣetra in the surrounding verses.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Undertake tīrtha-yātrā (pilgrimage) under the guidance of a sage to regain śaucā (purity).