Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

रैक्वमंत्रप्रभावेण पृथिव्याः सहसोत्थितम् । अत्र तीर्थत्रये स्नानं ये कुर्वंति नरोत्तमाः

Transliteration

raikvamaṃtraprabhāveṇa pṛthivyāḥ sahasotthitam | atra tīrthatraye snānaṃ ye kurvaṃti narottamāḥ

Translation

Par la puissance du mantra de Raikva, ce lieu sacré jaillit soudain de la terre. Les meilleurs des hommes qui s’y baignent aux trois tīrthas obtiennent un grand mérite (puṇya).

Word by Word

• रैक्वमन्त्रप्रभावेण: by the power of Raikva’s mantra
• रैक्वमन्त्रप्रभावेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रैक्व-मन्त्र-प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—रैक्वमन्त्रस्य प्रभावः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• पृथिव्याः: from the earth
• पृथिव्याः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान/Ablative), एकवचन

• सहसा: suddenly
• सहसा: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• उत्थितम्: arisen, emerged
• उत्थितम्: Karma/Predicate (Object/Complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्-स्था (धातु) → उत्थित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (to an implied neuter noun, e.g., तीर्थम्)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• तीर्थत्रये: in the set of three tīrthas
• तीर्थत्रये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ-त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण/Locative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (त्रयाणि तीर्थानि)

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• कुर्वन्ति: do, perform
• कुर्वन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान/Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• नरोत्तमाः: excellent men
• नरोत्तमाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर-उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (उत्तमाः नराः)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Setukhaṇḍa narration typically in Skanda’s voice within Sthala-māhātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Tīrthatraya of Raikva (Raikva-mantra-prabhava)

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage (Raikva) stands in tapas posture, reciting a mantra; from the earth, three luminous springs/ponds burst forth, ringed by lotuses and subtle divine light; pilgrims approach with water pots for ritual bathing.

Characters & Entities

• Raikva
• Tīrthatraya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Mantra-śakti and tīrtha-sevā together elevate a seeker; bathing at a sanctified place is praised as a direct means to gain puṇya.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Tīrthatraya (a triad of sacred bathing spots) within the Setukhaṇḍa’s Setu sacred landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bathing) at the three tīrthas.