Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

कषायोदकपानं च तप्तपाषाणभोजनम् । अत्युष्णसिकतास्नानं तथा दशनमर्दनम्

Transliteration

kaṣāyodakapānaṃ ca taptapāṣāṇabhojanam | atyuṣṇasikatāsnānaṃ tathā daśanamardanam

Translation

Boire des décoctions astringentes, manger des pierres chauffées à blanc, se baigner dans du sable brûlant et le grincement des dents.

Word by Word

• कषायोदकपानम्: drinking of astringent water
• कषायोदकपानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कषाय (प्रातिपदिक) + उदक (प्रातिपदिक) + पान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कषायोदकस्य पानम्)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• तप्तपाषाणभोजनम्: eating hot stones
• तप्तपाषाणभोजनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तप्त (कृदन्त, तप् धातु) + पाषाण (प्रातिपदिक) + भोजन (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (तप्तानां पाषाणानां भोजनम् / तप्तपाषाणस्य भोजनम्)

• अति: excessively
• अति: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्ग/क्रियाविशेषण (excessively)

• उष्ण: hot
• उष्ण: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग; विशेषण (hot)

• सिकता: sand
• सिकता: Sambandha (Genitive-relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिकता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग)

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्ना (धातु) + अन (प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; भाववाचक (bathing)

• तथा: likewise, also
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (thus/also)

• दशनमर्दनम्: grinding/crushing of teeth
• दशनमर्दनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशन (प्रातिपदिक) + मर्दन (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दशनस्य मर्दनम्)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Setu Māhātmya-style narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra (implied)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Elemental torment scenes: sufferers forced to drink harsh decoctions, chew glowing stones, bathe in scorching sand, teeth ground in agony; blazing ochres and sandy yellows dominate.

Characters & Entities

• Naraka (hell)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Karmic consequences are portrayed as concrete suffering, motivating purification and refuge in dharma and tīrtha-mahima.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu Tīrtha, praised throughout the Setukhaṇḍa as a purifier.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this line; it supports the broader Setu Māhātmya claim that Setu snāna removes sin.