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Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

श्रीसूत उवाच । वेतालवरदे तीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा द्विजोत्तमाः । ततः शनैःशनैर्गच्छेद्गन्धमादनपर्वतम्

Transliteration

śrīsūta uvāca | vetālavarade tīrthe naraḥ snātvā dvijottamāḥ | tataḥ śanaiḥśanairgacchedgandhamādanaparvatam

Translation

Śrī Sūta dit : Ô meilleurs des deux-fois-nés, après s’être baigné au Tīrtha de Vētālavarada, l’homme doit ensuite se rendre, pas à pas, au mont Gandhamādana.

Word by Word

श्रीसूतःŚrī Sūta

उवाचsaid

वेतालवरदेat Vetālavarada

तीर्थेat the tīrtha

नरःa man

स्नात्वाhaving bathed

द्विजोत्तमाःbest of the twice-born (brāhmaṇas)

ततःthen

शनैःslowly

शनैःgradually

गच्छेत्should go

गन्धमादनपर्वतम्Mount Gandhamādana

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vētālavarada (starting tīrtha) → Gandhamādana (destination)

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvijottamāḥ (assembled brāhmaṇas)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims depart a sea-tīrtha after bathing, walking in a line with staffs and water pots toward a distant fragrant mountain; the path suggests a bridge-like causeway.

Characters & Entities

Sūta

Vētālavarada Tīrtha

Gandhamādana Parvata

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is a disciplined journey: purification by tīrtha-bath followed by mindful movement through sacred terrain.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vētālavarada Tīrtha is the starting point, and Mount Gandhamādana is introduced as the next sacred destination.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna at Vētālavarada Tīrtha, followed by proceeding onward (a prescribed pilgrimage sequence).