Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

तथा तद्दिवसे तत्र स्नानं कृत्वा विधानतः । लिंगं ये पूजयिष्यंति न तेषां विद्यते भयम्

Transliteration

tathā taddivase tatra snānaṃ kṛtvā vidhānataḥ | liṃgaṃ ye pūjayiṣyaṃti na teṣāṃ vidyate bhayam

Translation

Ebenso werden an jenem Tag diejenigen, die dort nach der rechten Vorschrift baden und den Liṅga verehren—keine Furcht kennen.

Word by Word

• tathā: thus/likewise
• tathā: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb ‘thus/likewise’)

• tat: on that
• tat: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘divase’ इति विशेषण

• divase: day
• divase: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• snānam: bath
• snānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Purvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having done’

• vidhānataḥ: according to prescription
• vidhānataḥ: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vidhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb) = ‘according to rule’

• liṅgam: the liṅga
• liṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ye: those who
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक सर्वनाम

• pūjayiṣyanti: will worship
• pūjayiṣyanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• na: not
• na: Negation (Nipāta)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक निपात (negation particle)

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• vidyate: exists/is found
• vidyate: Kriya (Existence)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vid (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; भावे प्रयोगः—‘exists’

• bhayam: fear
• bhayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (continuing from preceding context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya-tīrtha (implied bathing spot)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devas / pilgrims-by-extension

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims at dawn performing ritual bath in a sacred waterbody, then approaching a radiant liṅga with offerings; an aura of protection (abhaya) surrounds them, dispelling shadowy fear-forms.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva-liṅga
• snāna (ritual bath)
• pūjā (worship)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Disciplined worship (snāna + pūjā) at a sanctified site dispels fear by aligning one with divine protection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The bathing-place and liṅga-site within Dharmāraṇya are praised as fear-destroying.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform snāna there on the specified day, following due injunctions, and then worship the Śiva-liṅga.