Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 92

Devanagari script

समजायत नीरोगः स्वस्थः सुन्दररूपधृक् । सर्वसंपत्समृद्धोऽसौ भुक्त्वा भोगाननेकशः

Transliteration

samajāyata nīrogaḥ svasthaḥ sundararūpadhṛk | sarvasaṃpatsamṛddho'sau bhuktvā bhogānanekaśaḥ

Translation

Il devint sans maladie, parfaitement sain, et revêtu d’une belle apparence. Comblé de toutes prospérités, il jouit maintes fois de plaisirs variés.

Word by Word

• समजायत: was born/appeared
• समजायत: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + जन् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• नीरोगः: disease-free
• नीरोगः: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि: + रोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नञ्/निषेधार्थ-तत्पुरुषः (रोगो न अस्ति)

• स्वस्थः: healthy
• स्वस्थः: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सुन्दररूपधृक्: bearing a handsome form
• सुन्दररूपधृक्: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुन्दर + रूप + धृक् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (सुन्दरं रूपं धारयति)

• सर्वसंपत्समृद्धः: prosperous with all wealth
• सर्वसंपत्समृद्धः: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + संपत् + समृद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तृतीया/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थः (सर्वाभिः संपद्भिः समृद्धः / सर्वसंपदां समृद्धः)

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

• भुक्त्वा: having enjoyed
• भुक्त्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive): having enjoyed/eaten

• भोगान्: enjoyments
• भोगान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अनेकशः: many times; abundantly
• अनेकशः: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनेकशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/परिमाणवाचक अव्यय (adverb: many times/in many ways)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta continuing the account)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pāpavināśana

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The formerly afflicted son stands renewed—radiant, healthy, and handsome—surrounded by symbols of prosperity (garlands, vessels, attendants), with the tīrtha waters glimmering behind.

Characters & Entities

• Pāpavināśana Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-sevā yields both worldly welfare (health, prosperity) and supports higher spiritual outcomes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Pāpavināśana tīrtha, whose merit is shown through the devotee’s transformation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, the fruit of snāna/faith at the tīrtha is being described (phalaśruti).