Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

ततोऽन्यानि च मुख्यानि दृष्ट्वा चायतनानि सः । स्नात्वा तीर्थेष्वनेकेषु दत्त्वा दानान्यनेकशः

Transliteration

tato'nyāni ca mukhyāni dṛṣṭvā cāyatanāni saḥ | snātvā tīrtheṣvanekeṣu dattvā dānānyanekaśaḥ

Translation

随后，他又瞻礼了其他主要圣所，在众多圣渡（tīrtha）中沐浴，并一再施舍，广行布施。

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla-adhikarana (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक (then)

• अन्यानि: other
• अन्यानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘आयतनानि’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (and)

• मुख्यानि: principal, important
• मुख्यानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘आयतनानि’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya (Adverbial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया; धातुः—दृश्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (and)

• आयतनानि: shrines, abodes
• आयतनानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयतन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya (Adverbial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• तीर्थेषु: in sacred fords/holy places
• तीर्थेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अनेकेषु: many
• अनेकेषु: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘तीर्थेषु’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Kriya (Adverbial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया; धातुः—दा (to give)

• दानानि: gifts, donations
• दानानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अनेकशः: many times, in many ways
• अनेकशः: Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनेकशः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/आवृत्तिवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (in many ways/many times)

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration, implied)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Multiple tīrthas within Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (unnamed here)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and other ṛṣis (frame implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A montage-like sequence: Daśaratha visits prominent sanctuaries (āyatanas), then proceeds from one tīrtha to another for snāna; attendants distribute alms—cloth, food, coins—to brāhmaṇas and the needy, with temple spires and water-steps recurring in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• Tīrthas
• Āyatanas (shrines)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A complete tīrtha-yātrā includes darśana of shrines, purifying baths, and dāna—integrating devotion, purity, and generosity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse praises the broader tīrtha-network within the Śrī Hāṭakeśvara Kṣetra rather than a single named ford.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna in many tīrthas and repeated dāna (charitable giving).