Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

स सर्वाह्लादमाप्नोति स्वर्गलोके युधिष्ठिर । देवतीर्थे नरो नारी स्नात्वा नियतमानसौ

Transliteration

sa sarvāhlādamāpnoti svargaloke yudhiṣṭhira | devatīrthe naro nārī snātvā niyatamānasau

Translation

Ô Yudhiṣṭhira, il obtient la joie parfaite dans le monde céleste. À Devatīrtha, homme ou femme, après s’être baigné l’esprit maîtrisé…

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वाह्लादम्: complete delight
• सर्वाह्लादम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + आह्लाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• आप्नोति: attains
• आप्नोति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• स्वर्गलोके: in heaven-world
• स्वर्गलोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• युधिष्ठिर: O Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवतीर्थे: at the divine ford/shrine
• देवतीर्थे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• नारी: a woman
• नारी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (having done)

• नियतमानसौ: with disciplined minds (both)
• नियतमानसौ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियत + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), द्विवचन (Dual); विशेषण (qualifying) नर-नारी

Speaker

Unknown (addressing Yudhiṣṭhira; likely a narrator/teacher within the Purāṇic dialogue frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Devatīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene river-ford labeled Devatīrtha; men and women bathe with folded hands, minds restrained; subtle presence of devas above the waters; Yudhiṣṭhira listening to the narration.

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Devatīrtha
• Svarga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Inner discipline joined to tīrtha practice (snāna) is emphasized as the cause of higher joy and heavenly attainment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Devatīrtha is again the praised site where bathing with restraint is said to lead to svarga-sukha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna at Devatīrtha performed with niyata-manas—mental restraint and devotional focus.