Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 76

Devanagari script

स संपदमवाप्नोति विपुलां द्विजपुंगवाः । शुद्ध्यर्थं स्नाति चेत्सेतौ तदा शुद्धिमवाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

sa saṃpadamavāpnoti vipulāṃ dvijapuṃgavāḥ | śuddhyarthaṃ snāti cetsetau tadā śuddhimavāpnuyāt

Translation

Il obtient une prospérité immense, ô chefs des deux-fois-nés. Mais s’il se baigne à Setu pour la purification, alors il obtient véritablement la pureté.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• संपदम्: prosperity
• संपदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संपद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अवाप्नोति: attains
• अवाप्नोति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + √आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विपुलाम्: abundant
• विपुलाम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (संपदम्)

• द्विजपुंगवाः: O bulls among the twice-born
• द्विजपुंगवाः: Sambodhana/Address (Vocative sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + पुंगव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन (सम्बोधनार्थे अपि); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (द्विजानां पुंगवाः)

• शुद्ध्यर्थम्: for purification
• शुद्ध्यर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमासः; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (purpose adverbial) — ‘शुद्ध्यर्थम्’ = for purification

• स्नाति: bathes
• स्नाति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्ना (धातु)
• Form: लट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• चेत्: if
• चेत्: Sambandha (Condition/शर्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत् (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तबोधक अव्यय (conditional particle)

• सेतौ: at Setu
• सेतौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Sambandha (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• शुद्धिम्: purity
• शुद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अवाप्नुयात्: would/should attain
• अवाप्नुयात्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + √आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Unknown (Setukhaṇḍa narrative voice; context not provided in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvijapuṅgavāḥ (foremost brāhmaṇas)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A priest instructs pilgrims at Setu: one offers a modest donation seeking prosperity; another performs simple snāna with prayer for purity; the sea and temple silhouette unify the scene.

Characters & Entities

• Setu
• Dvija

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha’s grace responds to the pilgrim’s aim: prosperity for prosperity-seeking, purity for purity-seeking.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu Tīrtha, where snāna is said to yield specific fruits according to one’s purpose.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bathing at Setu with śuddhi-artha (the vow/intent of purification) to obtain purification.