Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

ततो ह्यमृतवापीतिप्रथाऽस्यासीन्मुनीश्वराः । अत्र तीर्थे नरा ये तु वर्षत्रयमतंद्रिताः

Transliteration

tato hyamṛtavāpītiprathā'syāsīnmunīśvarāḥ | atra tīrthe narā ye tu varṣatrayamataṃdritāḥ

Translation

Ainsi, ô seigneurs parmi les sages, ce lieu saint devint renommé sous le nom d’« Amṛtavāpī ». Ceux qui, en ce tīrtha, accomplissent avec constance leurs observances durant trois années—

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Context/देश-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — ‘ततः’ (thereafter/then)

• hi: indeed, for
• hi: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/पदार्थ-समर्थक) — emphasis/indeed

• amṛtavāpīti-prathā: the tradition (called) “Amṛtavāpī”
• amṛtavāpīti-prathā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amṛta (प्रातिपदिक) + vāpī (प्रातिपदिक) + iti (अव्यय) + prathā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘इति’समास-पूर्वपदनिर्देशः (name-formation)

• asya: of this, its
• asya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम — ‘of this/its’

• āsīt: was, came to be
• āsīt: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद — ‘was/existed’

• munīśvarāḥ: O lords of sages
• munīśvarāḥ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; संबोधनार्थक-प्रयोग (vocative sense in context)

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण) — ‘here’

• tīrthe: in the sacred place (tīrtha)
• tīrthe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — ‘in/at the sacred ford’

• narāḥ: people, men
• narāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — ‘men/people’

• ye: who
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-यः-तद् (relative pronoun)

• tu: but, indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/विरोध-भेदार्थक) — ‘but/indeed’

• varṣa-trayam: three years
• varṣa-trayam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + traya (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; द्विगुसमास — ‘three years (as a unit)’

• ataṃdritāḥ: diligent, untiring
• ataṃdritāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-tandra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; नञ्-समास/उपसर्ग-निषेध — ‘not lazy, diligent’ (qualifies narāḥ)

Speaker

Sūta (implied, continuing narration to the sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Amṛtavāpī

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis (Naimiṣāraṇya assembly implied by Sūta framework)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred well/pond named Amṛtavāpī within a coastal kṣetra; ascetics and pilgrims maintain a three-year vow, performing daily bathing and austerities under a luminous, sanctified atmosphere.

Characters & Entities

• Amṛtavāpī
• Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady, long-term discipline at a tīrtha is praised as a powerful means for spiritual elevation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Amṛtavāpī, a sacred tīrtha associated with the Setu region (Setukhaṇḍa).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A sustained, diligent observance at the tīrtha for three years (varṣa-traya), implying regulated practice such as snāna and allied vows.