Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 166

Devanagari script

तदाप्रभृति ते सर्वे ज्ञात्वा तत्तीर्थवैभवम् । पावने चक्रतीर्थेऽस्मिन्स्नानं कुर्वंति सर्वदा

Transliteration

tadāprabhṛti te sarve jñātvā tattīrthavaibhavam | pāvane cakratīrthe'sminsnānaṃ kurvaṃti sarvadā

Translation

Von da an vollziehen sie alle, die die Größe jenes Tīrtha erkannt haben, stets das rituelle Bad in diesem reinigenden Cakratīrtha.

Word by Word

• तदा-प्रभृति: from that time onward
• तदा-प्रभृति: Kriya (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय) + प्रभृति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; कालवाचक-अव्यय (from then onwards)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (ते इति)

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Kriya (Adverbial action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय-कृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive); ‘having known’

• तत्-तीर्थ-वैभवम्: the greatness of that tīrtha
• तत्-तीर्थ-वैभवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + वैभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तस्य तीर्थस्य वैभवम्)

• पावने: in the purifying (place)
• पावने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पावन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (चक्रतीर्थे)

• चक्र-तीर्थे: at Cakratīrtha
• चक्र-तीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (चक्रस्य तीर्थम्)

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मपदम्

• कुर्वन्ति: they do/perform
• कुर्वन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Kriya (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Cakratīrtha

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas (viprāḥ)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A later-time tableau: devotees repeatedly bathing in a clear sacred pool labeled Cakratīrtha, with priests guiding, offerings on the bank, and a calm, purifying atmosphere.

Characters & Entities

• Cakratīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True faith is sustained practice: once the power of a sacred place is known, one continues the discipline, not merely a one-time visit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Cakratīrtha, called pāvana (purifying).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Regular snāna (bathing) at Cakratīrtha is recommended as an ongoing practice.