Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

सर्वशास्त्राधिगंतृत्वं सर्वमंत्रेष्वभिज्ञताम् । समुद्दिश्य तु यः स्नायात्सेतौ सर्वार्थसिद्धिदे

Transliteration

sarvaśāstrādhigaṃtṛtvaṃ sarvamaṃtreṣvabhijñatām | samuddiśya tu yaḥ snāyātsetau sarvārthasiddhide

Translation

Celui qui se baigne à Setu en formulant une intention obtient la maîtrise de tous les śāstra et la connaissance de tous les mantras ; car Setu accorde l’accomplissement de tout but juste.

Word by Word

• sarva-śāstra-adhigaṃtṛtvam: mastery of all scriptures
• sarva-śāstra-adhigaṃtṛtvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + śāstra (प्रातिपदिक) + adhigaṃtṛtva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), Dvitīyā (2nd/कर्म), Ekavacana (singular); तत्पुरुषः (sarvaśāstra + adhigaṃtṛtva = mastery/knowerhood of all śāstras)

• sarva-maṃtreṣu: in all mantras
• sarva-maṃtreṣu: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Saptamī (7th/अधिकरण), Bahuvacana (plural); तत्पुरुषः (sarva + mantra)

• abhijñatām: expertise/knowledge
• abhijñatām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhijñatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (feminine), Dvitīyā (2nd/कर्म), Ekavacana (singular)

• samuddiśya: having intended/aiming at
• samuddiśya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sam-ud-diś (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), avyaya; meaning ‘having intended/aimed at’

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (particle), contrast/emphasis

• yaḥ: who (he who)
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Prathamā (1st/कर्ता), Ekavacana (singular); sarvanāma (pronoun)

• snāyāt: should bathe
• snāyāt: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: snā (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (Optative/विधिलिङ्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana (singular), Parasmaipada

• setau: at the Setu (bridge/holy place)
• setau: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: setu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Saptamī (7th/अधिकरण), Ekavacana (singular)

• sarva-artha-siddhi-de: at the giver of success in all aims (epithet of Setu)
• sarva-artha-siddhi-de: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक) + siddhi (प्रातिपदिक) + da (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Saptamī (7th/अधिकरण), Ekavacana (singular); बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (sarvārthasiddhi + de = in/at the giver of accomplishment of all aims)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced for Brāhma Khaṇḍa Setu-māhātmya style narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu / Rāmasetu

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims at Setu performing saṅkalpa with joined palms, then entering the sea; a priest/sage guiding; subtle visualization of mantras as luminous syllables rising from water.

Characters & Entities

• Rāmasetu (Setu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere intention (saṅkalpa) joined to tīrtha-bathing is portrayed as a powerful dharmic means to attain knowledge and success.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu/Rāmasetu, the celebrated crossing associated with Rāma and the southern sacred seashore.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bathing at Setu performed with a clearly stated intention (samuddiśya).