Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

एकांबरेण सुस्नातौ पतिपत्न्यौ यथाविधि । तद्दोषं नाशयेन्नूनं प्रजाप्तिप्रतिबन्धकम्

Transliteration

ekāṃbareṇa susnātau patipatnyau yathāvidhi | taddoṣaṃ nāśayennūnaṃ prajāptipratibandhakam

Translation

Wenn Mann und Frau vorschriftsgemäß baden, in nur einem Gewand, dann vernichtet dieses Ritual gewiss den Makel, der den Erwerb von Nachkommenschaft behindert.

Word by Word

• एकाम्बरेण: with a single garment
• एकाम्बरेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्बर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (एकम् अम्बरम्)

• सुस्नातौ: well-bathed
• सुस्नातौ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/उपपद) + स्नात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्ना-धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle) 'स्नात'; सु-उपपदेन विशेषित; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन (पतिपत्न्यौ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• पतिपत्न्यौ: husband and wife
• पतिपत्न्यौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक) + पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन (समाहार/इतरेतर)

• यथाविधि: according to the prescribed rite
• यथाविधि: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; क्रियाविशेषण (according to rule)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; दोषम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• दोषम्: fault/defect
• दोषम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नाशयेत्: should remove/destroy
• नाशयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु) णिच् (causative)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (to cause to perish)

• नूनम्: certainly
• नूनम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नूनम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक (certainly)

• प्रजाप्तिप्रतिबन्धकम्: hindering the attainment of progeny
• प्रजाप्तिप्रतिबन्धकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक) + आप्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रतिबन्धक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (प्रजाऽऽप्तेः प्रतिबन्धकः) दोषम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Unknown (Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Devasaras

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Husband and wife at a tīrtha-ghāṭ, modestly draped in a single garment each, performing regulated snāna with folded hands; a priest indicates the proper rite; offerings arranged on the bank.

Characters & Entities

• Pati-patnī (husband and wife)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma practiced together—especially at a tīrtha—removes subtle obstacles and supports righteous household life, including the blessing of children.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya’s Devasaras/Mokṣeśvara-associated tīrtha setting of the chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A yathāvidhi bath by husband and wife, described as ‘ekāmbara’ (with a single garment), to remove obstacles to progeny.