Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

स्नानमात्राज्जटा तीर्थे बुद्धिशुद्धिर्भवेद्ध्रुवम् । स पितुर्वचनात्सद्यो भृगुर्वै वरुणात्मजः

Transliteration

snānamātrājjaṭā tīrthe buddhiśuddhirbhaveddhruvam | sa piturvacanātsadyo bhṛgurvai varuṇātmajaḥ

Translation

Par le seul bain au saint Jaṭā-tīrtha, la pureté de l’intelligence naît assurément. Ainsi Bhṛgu, fils de Varuṇa, s’y rendit aussitôt, obéissant à la parole de son père.

Word by Word

• स्नानमात्रात्: from mere bathing
• स्नानमात्रात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान-मात्र (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• जटा: Jaṭā (name of the tīrtha/river)
• जटा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जटा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• तीर्थे: in the sacred ford/place
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• बुद्धिशुद्धिः: purification of intellect
• बुद्धिशुद्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि-शुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• भवेत्: would occur/becomes
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• ध्रुवम्: certainly
• ध्रुवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• पितुः: of (his) father
• पितुः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• वचनात्: from the instruction/word
• वचनात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• भृगुः: Bhṛgu
• भृगुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Prayojaka-nipata (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (निपात)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis)

• वरुणात्मजः: son of Varuṇa
• वरुणात्मजः: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण-आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Varuṇa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Jaṭā-tīrtha

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhṛgu

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bhṛgu, identified as Varuṇa’s son, promptly obeys his father’s command and proceeds toward Jaṭā-tīrtha; the verse highlights the vow-like immediacy and the promise of buddhi-śuddhi through bathing.

Characters & Entities

• Jaṭā-tīrtha
• Bhṛgu
• Varuṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-snāna is presented as a direct means to refine discernment (buddhi-śuddhi), supporting dharmic clarity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Jaṭā-tīrtha, situated in the Setu/Gandhamādana sacred landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bathing) at Jaṭā-tīrtha, said to surely purify the intellect.