Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 87

Devanagari script

तत्र स्नानात्तवोर्वश्याः पुनर्योगो भविष्यति । मम लोके निवासश्च भविष्यति न संशयः

Transliteration

tatra snānāttavorvaśyāḥ punaryogo bhaviṣyati | mama loke nivāsaśca bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Durch das Bad dort wird deine Wiedervereinigung mit Urvaśī erneut geschehen; und auch in meiner Welt wirst du wohnen — daran besteht kein Zweifel.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb of place)

• स्नानात्: from bathing
• स्नानात्: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थक-अपादान

• तव: your
• तव: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• उर्वश्याः: of Urvaśī
• उर्वश्याः: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उर्वशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/पुनरावृत्तिवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb)

• योगः: union, reunion
• योगः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• भविष्यति: will happen, will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकारः (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• मम: my
• मम: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• लोके: in (my) world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• निवासः: dwelling, residence
• निवासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकारः (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• न: not, no
• न: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्ययम् (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (likely a divine advisor/authority promising results to King Purūravas)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sādhyāmṛta

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: tava (the addressed king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After bathing, the king is blessed with the promise of reunion with Urvaśī; a celestial vision shows Urvaśī approaching, and a radiant divine realm opening beyond the sea-horizon.

Characters & Entities

• Urvaśī
• Purūravas
• Sādhyāmṛta Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In Purāṇic Dharma, sincere tīrtha practice can restore what is lost and elevate one toward divine realms.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Sādhyāmṛta Tīrtha, where bathing is said to bring reunion with Urvaśī and a higher destiny.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bathing (snāna) at the tīrtha is prescribed as the decisive act producing the promised outcome.