Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

अत्र कुण्डे मदीये तु मां संपूज्य तटस्थितम् । सर्वलोकहितार्थाय संप्राप्ते प्रतिपद्दिने

Transliteration

atra kuṇḍe madīye tu māṃ saṃpūjya taṭasthitam | sarvalokahitārthāya saṃprāpte pratipaddine

Translation

在此，于我自己的池中，先在岸边恭敬礼拜我——当普拉提帕德日到来之时，为了利益一切众生——

Word by Word

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• कुण्डे: in the pond
• कुण्डे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• मदीये: my/pertaining to me
• मदीये: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मदीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण (कुण्डे)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle, contrast/emphasis)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: एकवचन, द्वितीया (Accusative); सर्वनाम

• संपूज्य: having worshipped
• संपूज्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• तटस्थितम्: (me) standing on the bank
• तटस्थितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तट (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थित (स्था धातु + क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (तटे स्थितम्); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (माम्)

• सर्वलोकहितार्थाय: for the welfare-purpose of all worlds/people
• सर्वलोकहितार्थाय: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + लोक + हित + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: समास (सर्वलोकस्य हितार्थाय/हितस्य अर्थाय); पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• संप्राप्ते: when (it) has arrived/when attained
• संप्राप्ते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + प्र + आप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• प्रतिपद्दिने: on the Pratipad day (lunar 1st)
• प्रतिपद्दिने: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिपद् + दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (प्रतिपदः दिनम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी-सम्बद्ध

Speaker

Brahmā (continuation; ‘my pond’ indicates a presiding deity speaking)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the edge of a lotus-filled kund, the deity is envisioned standing on the bank; the devotee-king performs formal pūjā on Pratipad with offerings arranged in order, while priests recite and townspeople witness.

Characters & Entities

• Kuṇḍa
• Pratipad (lunar day)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-dharma is not merely private purification; it is framed as an act for sarva-loka-hita (universal welfare).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A specific ‘madīya kuṇḍa’—a pond claimed by the presiding divine speaker within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Adhyāya 190.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship (pūjā) of the presiding deity at the kuṇḍa’s bank on Pratipad, as part of the larger rite.