Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

इन्द्रादयोऽपि विबुधा यत्र स्नात्वा प्रयत्नतः । मनोभीष्टफलं प्राप्ताः सौंदर्यौदार्यतुंदिलाः

Transliteration

indrādayo'pi vibudhā yatra snātvā prayatnataḥ | manobhīṣṭaphalaṃ prāptāḥ sauṃdaryaudāryatuṃdilāḥ

Translation

Even Indra and the other gods, having bathed there with due effort, obtained the fruits they desired in their hearts, becoming enriched in beauty and noble generosity.

Word by Word

• इन्द्रादयः: Indra and others
• इन्द्रादयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र + आदि (प्रातिपदिक); components: indra + ādi
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (Indra and others)

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (also, even)

• विबुधाः: the gods, wise ones
• विबुधाः: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibudha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; इन्द्रादयः इति विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक सम्बन्धबोधक (where)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु) → स्नात्वा (क्त्वान्त कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकाले कृत्य

• प्रयत्नतः: with effort, earnestly
• प्रयत्नतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prayatna (प्रातिपदिक) + tas (तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb) = 'with effort/earnestly'

• मनोभीष्टफलम्: the wished-for result
• मनोभीष्टफलम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनः + अभीष्ट + फल (प्रातिपदिक); components: manaḥ + abhīṣṭa + phala
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (desired-by-mind fruit)

• प्राप्ताः: obtained
• प्राप्ताः: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु) → प्राप्त (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle used predicatively), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगार्थ (they obtained)

• सौंदर्यौदार्यतुंदिलाः: abounding in beauty and generosity
• सौंदर्यौदार्यतुंदिलाः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौंदर्य + औदार्य + तुंदिल (प्रातिपदिक); components: saundarya + audārya + tuṃdila
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-पूर्वपदसमाहारार्थे/विशेषण (swollen/abounding in beauty and generosity)

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced for Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bṛhaspati-kunda (contextual)

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra and a retinue of devas bathe in a radiant kund; water glows; their bodies shine with renewed beauty; they distribute gifts afterward, symbolizing audārya.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Vibudha (gods)
• Bṛhaspati-kuṇḍa (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-bathing performed with sincere effort is portrayed as a means to fulfill righteous desires and refine virtues.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The context points to Bṛhaspati-kuṇḍa in Ayodhyā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bathing) performed ‘prayatnataḥ’ (with diligence).