Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

स्नानमात्रेण संशुद्धा दिव्यदेहा भवंति ते । ज्वरादिकष्टमापन्ना नराः स्वात्महिताय वै

Transliteration

snānamātreṇa saṃśuddhā divyadehā bhavaṃti te | jvarādikaṣṭamāpannā narāḥ svātmahitāya vai

Translation

Schon durch das bloße Bad werden sie gereinigt und erlangen göttliche Leiber. Menschen, die von Leiden wie Fieber und anderen Beschwerden heimgesucht sind, tun dies wahrlich zu ihrem eigenen höchsten Heil.

Word by Word

• स्नानमात्रेण: by mere bathing
• स्नानमात्रेण: Karana (Means/Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान-मात्र (प्रातिपदिक; स्नान + मात्र)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; ‘by mere bathing’

• संशुद्धाः: purified
• संशुद्धाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संशुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक; शुध् धातोः क्त, सम्-उपसर्ग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त — ‘purified’

• दिव्यदेहाः: (those) with divine bodies
• दिव्यदेहाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्य-देह (प्रातिपदिक; दिव्य + देह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः — ‘having divine bodies’ (as noun/adjectival substantive)

• भवन्ति: become
• भवन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ज्वरादिकष्टम्: affliction like fever etc.
• ज्वरादिकष्टम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वर-आदि-कष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; ज्वर + आदि + कष्ट)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘suffering such as fever etc.’ (आदि-समास)

• आपन्नाः: having fallen into; afflicted
• आपन्नाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आपन्न (प्रातिपदिक; आप्/आपद् धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त — ‘having fallen into/afflicted by’

• नराः: men
• नराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• स्वात्महिताय: for their own benefit
• स्वात्महिताय: Sampradana (Purpose/Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व-आत्म-हित (प्रातिपदिक; स्व + आत्मन् + हित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन), एकवचन; ‘for one’s own welfare’

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Unspecified (Purāṇic narrator)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Indratīrtha-kunda (contextual)

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Afflicted pilgrims step into the sacred waters; as they emerge, their bodies appear radiant and purified, with a subtle divine glow suggesting ‘divya-deha’; feverish sufferers look relieved.

Characters & Entities

• Kuṇḍa (sacred pond)
• Jvara (fever)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred bathing is exalted as a potent purifier that transforms suffering into spiritual welfare.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The kuṇḍa/tīrtha of Indratīrtha in Dharmāraṇya (from the chapter context).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform snāna (ritual bathing) at the sacred water; it is presented as effective even ‘by itself’ (snānamātra).