Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

शतक्रतुमुखाः सर्वे समागच्छंति नित्यशः । तदेतत्तीर्थमुद्दिश्य ऋषयो लोकपावनम्

Transliteration

śatakratumukhāḥ sarve samāgacchaṃti nityaśaḥ | tadetattīrthamuddiśya ṛṣayo lokapāvanam

Translation

Tous les dieux, conduits par Śatakratu (Indra), s’y rassemblent continuellement. Et les ṛṣis, visant ce même tīrtha, purificateur des mondes, y viennent aussi en pèlerinage.

Word by Word

• शतक्रतुमुखाः: having Indra (Śatakratu) as their leader
• शतक्रतुमुखाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शतक्रतु (प्रातिपदिक) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); बहुव्रीहि: 'शतक्रतुः (इन्द्रः) मुखं येषाम्'

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• समागच्छन्ति: come together / assemble
• समागच्छन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-गम् (धातु √गम्)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: सम्-आ-

• नित्यशः: constantly
• नित्यशः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्यशः (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: always/regularly)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तीर्थम्: sacred ford/pilgrimage place
• तीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• उद्दिश्य: having indicated / aiming at
• उद्दिश्य: Kriya-sambandha (Conjunctive action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उद्-√दिश् (धातु √दिश्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable); उपसर्ग: उद्-

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• लोकपावनम्: purifying the world
• लोकपावनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + पावन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'लोकस्य पावनम्'

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Lokapāvana-tīrtha (Śrī-saras)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand assembly at the tīrtha: Indra (Śatakratu) leading devas descending from the sky; ṛṣis arriving on foot with kamaṇḍalus; the lake radiates purity, with a sense of constant pilgrimage.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Śatakratu)
• Devas
• Ṛṣis

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A true tīrtha is validated by the continual presence of devas and sages and by its capacity to purify the worlds.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The loka-pāvana tīrtha just introduced in Adhyāya 12—connected with Maṅgala-tīrtha and its lake.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; it emphasizes the tīrtha’s sanctity through the regular pilgrimage of devas and ṛṣis.