Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 78

Devanagari script

स्नात्वात्र त्रिदशेशाना यत्फलं सम्प्रपद्यते । वक्तुं न केनचिद्याति ततः किमुत्तरं वचः

Transliteration

snātvātra tridaśeśānā yatphalaṃ samprapadyate | vaktuṃ na kenacidyāti tataḥ kimuttaraṃ vacaḥ

Translation

«Ô seigneurs des dieux, nul ne peut dire pleinement le fruit obtenu en se baignant ici ; s’il dépasse la parole, que pourrait-on ajouter encore ?»

Word by Word

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: पूर्वकाल (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्ना (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• त्रिदशेशानाम्: of the lords of the thirty (gods)
• त्रिदशेशानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदश-ईशान (प्रातिपदिक; त्रिदश + ईशान)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन

• यत्: which
• यत्: सम्बन्ध (Relative link)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम-विशेषण (relative pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; फलम्-विशेषण

• फलम्: fruit; result
• फलम्: कर्म (Object/Result)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सम्प्रपद्यते: is obtained; accrues
• सम्प्रपद्यते: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + प्र + पद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• वक्तुम्: to speak; to describe
• वक्तुम्: प्रयोजन (Purpose)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वच् (धातु) + तुमुन्
• Form: तुमुनन्त अव्यय (infinitive)

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध अव्यय (negation particle)

• केनचित्: by anyone
• केनचित्: कर्ता (Subject/agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक) + चित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अनिश्चित/अनिर्दिष्ट सर्वनाम (indefinite pronoun), पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• याति: goes; is able to reach (i.e., manage)
• याति: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ततः: therefore; from that
• ततः: हेतु/अपादान (Cause/Source)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-तसिल्)
• Form: अपादानार्थक/हेतुवाचक अव्यय (ablatival adverb: from that/therefore)

• किम्: what then?
• किम्: प्रश्न (Interrogation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक अव्यय (interrogative particle, used adverbially)

• उत्तरम्: further; additional
• उत्तरम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; वचः-विशेषण

• वचः: speech; words
• वचः: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva/Rudra)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Devātīrtha (contextual)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Tridaśeśānāḥ (lords of the gods)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas stand at the water’s edge in awe; the tīrtha glows; speechlessness is conveyed through folded hands, lowered eyes, and a radiant, misty aura over the waters.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Tridaśas (Devas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest tīrtha-merit is portrayed as immeasurable—spiritual benefit transcends enumeration and ordinary description.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā-region tīrtha sanctified by Viṣṇu’s pādodaka, recommended for avabhṛtha-style bathing.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (bathing) at this tīrtha is praised as supremely fruitful, beyond verbal quantification.