Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

असुरांश्च महावीर्यान्समरे जघ्नुरंजसा । मही लक्ष्मीश्च धर्मश्च तत्तीर्थस्नायिनां नृणाम्

Transliteration

asurāṃśca mahāvīryānsamare jaghnuraṃjasā | mahī lakṣmīśca dharmaśca tattīrthasnāyināṃ nṛṇām

Translation

Et, au combat, ils abattirent aisément les asuras d’une grande vaillance. Pour les hommes qui se baignent à ce gué sacré, la Terre (royaume), Lakṣmī (fortune) et Dharma (ordre juste) s’établissent solidement.

Word by Word

• asurān: demons
• asurān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्म

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• mahā-vīryān: very mighty
• mahā-vīryān: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + vīrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मविशेषण (asurān)

• samare: in battle
• samare: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अधिकरण

• jaghnur: slew
• jaghnur: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: han (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• aṃjasā: easily, straightaway
• aṃjasā: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aṃjas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्राय; तृतीया-एकवचनरूपेण क्रियाविशेषण (instrumental used adverbially)

• mahī: earth, land
• mahī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृ (अर्थे ‘प्राप्ता/लभ्यते’)

• lakṣmī: fortune, Lakṣmī
• lakṣmī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृ

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• dharmaḥ: righteousness, dharma
• dharmaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृ

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• tat-tīrtha-snāyinām: of those who bathe in that tīrtha
• tat-tīrtha-snāyinām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक) + snāyin (प्रातिपदिक; स्ना-धातोः शतृ/णिनि-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive); तत्पुरुष (tasmin tīrthe snāyinaḥ)

• nṛṇām: of men
• nṛṇām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध

Speaker

Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Lakṣmī-tīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pāṇḍava (addressed as nṛṇām context; prior verse indicates Dharmaja)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A split tableau: Devas empowered after bathing, defeating asuras with ease; below/aside, human pilgrims bathing at Lakṣmī-tīrtha receiving symbols of Mahī (crown/earth), Lakṣmī (lotus/coins), and Dharma (scale/scripture).

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Asuras
• Lakṣmī-tīrtha
• Lakṣmī
• Dharma
• Mahī (earth/realm)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Righteous strength is portrayed as arising from dharma supported by tīrtha-puṇya—prosperity and rule align with virtue.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Lakṣmī-tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna at the tīrtha, said to confer stability of kingdom, fortune, and dharma.