Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

नवेन वारिणा लिंगं स्नापनीयं मयेति सः । निश्चित्य मनसा तत्र धनुष्कोट्या रघूद्वहः

Transliteration

navena vāriṇā liṃgaṃ snāpanīyaṃ mayeti saḥ | niścitya manasā tatra dhanuṣkoṭyā raghūdvahaḥ

Translation

Il résolut en son cœur : « Je baignerai le liṅga d’une eau nouvelle. » Ayant ainsi décidé, le meilleur de la lignée de Raghu agit là avec la pointe de son arc.

Word by Word

• नवेन: with fresh/new
• नवेन: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• वारिणा: with water
• वारिणा: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन

• लिङ्गम्: the liṅga
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन

• स्नापनीयम्: should be bathed/abluted
• स्नापनीयम्: Vidhi (Obligation predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √स्ना (धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/future passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (कर्तव्यता)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (Instrumental/Agent), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Vakyartha-marker (Quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्तृ/Nominative), एकवचन

• निश्चित्य: having decided
• निश्चित्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि-√चि (धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), अव्ययभावः; पूर्वक्रिया

• मनसा: with (his) mind
• मनसा: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• धनुष्कोट्या: with the tip of the bow
• धनुष्कोट्या: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस् (प्रातिपदिक) + कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (धनुषः कोटिः)

• रघूद्वहः: the best of the Raghu line (Rama)
• रघूद्वहः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रघु (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्वह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्तृ/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रघोः उद्वहः = रघुवंशस्य श्रेष्ठः)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dhanus-koṭi-udbhava-jala / bow-tip manifested spring (contextual)

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma, having resolved to bathe the liṅga with fresh water, strikes/touches the ground with the tip of his bow; a clear spring bursts forth, shimmering, as attendants bring vessels for abhiṣeka; the liṅga stands ready, sanctified by the miracle.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Raghu dynasty
• Śiva (liṅga)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere resolve (niścaya) in worship draws divine provision; right intention precedes sacred manifestation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Koṭitīrtha, about to be revealed through the action of Rāma’s bow-tip.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāpana/abhiṣeka of the liṅga with fresh water (nava-vāri).