Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

असुरांश्च महावीर्यान्समरे जघ्नुरंजसा । मही लक्ष्मीश्च धर्मश्च तत्तीर्थस्नायिनां नृणाम्

Transliteration

asurāṃśca mahāvīryānsamare jaghnuraṃjasā | mahī lakṣmīśca dharmaśca tattīrthasnāyināṃ nṛṇām

Translation

Und im Kampf erschlugen sie mühelos die hochheldenhaften Asuras. Den Menschen, die an jener heiligen Furt baden, werden Erde (Reich), Lakṣmī (Glück) und Dharma (rechte Ordnung) fest begründet.

Word by Word

• asurān: demons
• asurān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्म

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• mahā-vīryān: very mighty
• mahā-vīryān: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + vīrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मविशेषण (asurān)

• samare: in battle
• samare: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अधिकरण

• jaghnur: slew
• jaghnur: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: han (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• aṃjasā: easily, straightaway
• aṃjasā: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aṃjas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्राय; तृतीया-एकवचनरूपेण क्रियाविशेषण (instrumental used adverbially)

• mahī: earth, land
• mahī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृ (अर्थे ‘प्राप्ता/लभ्यते’)

• lakṣmī: fortune, Lakṣmī
• lakṣmī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृ

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• dharmaḥ: righteousness, dharma
• dharmaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृ

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• tat-tīrtha-snāyinām: of those who bathe in that tīrtha
• tat-tīrtha-snāyinām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक) + snāyin (प्रातिपदिक; स्ना-धातोः शतृ/णिनि-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive); तत्पुरुष (tasmin tīrthe snāyinaḥ)

• nṛṇām: of men
• nṛṇām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध

Speaker

Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Lakṣmī-tīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pāṇḍava (addressed as nṛṇām context; prior verse indicates Dharmaja)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A split tableau: Devas empowered after bathing, defeating asuras with ease; below/aside, human pilgrims bathing at Lakṣmī-tīrtha receiving symbols of Mahī (crown/earth), Lakṣmī (lotus/coins), and Dharma (scale/scripture).

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Asuras
• Lakṣmī-tīrtha
• Lakṣmī
• Dharma
• Mahī (earth/realm)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Righteous strength is portrayed as arising from dharma supported by tīrtha-puṇya—prosperity and rule align with virtue.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Lakṣmī-tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna at the tīrtha, said to confer stability of kingdom, fortune, and dharma.