Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

यः स्नानं सर्वदा तत्र ब्राह्मणः प्रकरोति वै । स संभवति विप्रेंद्रो जायमानः पुनः पुनः

Transliteration

yaḥ snānaṃ sarvadā tatra brāhmaṇaḥ prakaroti vai | sa saṃbhavati vipreṃdro jāyamānaḥ punaḥ punaḥ

Translation

Ein Brāhmaṇa, der dort stets das heilige Bad vollzieht, wird wahrlich zum Viprendra, dem erhabensten unter den Brāhmaṇas, und wird immer wieder in vortrefflichem Stand geboren.

Word by Word

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक-सर्वनाम

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

• sarvadā: always
• sarvadā: Kriya-visheshana (Temporal/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• brāhmaṇaḥ: a brahmin
• brāhmaṇaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; (yaḥ) इत्यस्य विशेष्य-अप्पोजिशन

• prakaroti: performs
• prakaroti: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• saṃbhavati: becomes, comes to be
• saṃbhavati: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ√bhū (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• viprendraḥ: lord among brahmins
• viprendraḥ: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—विप्राणाम् इन्द्रः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• jāyamānaḥ: being born
• jāyamānaḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jan (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कृदन्तः—शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त (present middle participle), पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन; (saḥ) इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति/आवृत्तिवाचक (adverb)

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति/आवृत्तिवाचक (adverb)

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Brahmakuṇḍa

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: brāhmaṇas/ṛṣis in the frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A brāhmaṇa performs daily bathing at Brahmakuṇḍa; the water glows with sanctity, and a symbolic sequence shows successive noble births or a radiant ‘viprendra’ aura emerging from the act.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmakuṇḍa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Consistent tīrtha-practice (regular snāna) sustains dharmic excellence and yields enduring merit across lifetimes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Brahmakuṇḍa, where continual bathing is praised as highly meritorious.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Sarvadā-snānā (regular/continual ritual bathing) at the specified kuṇḍa.