Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

अत्र तीर्थे निमग्नानां न स्यान्नरकजं भयम् । अत्र स्नाता नराः सर्वे दारिद्रयं नाप्नुवंति हि

Transliteration

atra tīrthe nimagnānāṃ na syānnarakajaṃ bhayam | atra snātā narāḥ sarve dāridrayaṃ nāpnuvaṃti hi

Translation

Pour ceux qui s’immergent dans ce tīrtha, nulle crainte née de l’enfer. En vérité, tous ceux qui s’y baignent ne tombent pas dans la pauvreté.

Word by Word

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (स्थानवाचक अव्यय/adverb of place)

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

• निमग्नानाम्: of those immersed
• निमग्नानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नि√मज्ज् (धातु) + निमग्न (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘निमग्न’—‘of those who are immersed’

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध/negation particle)

• स्यात्: would be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• नरकजम्: hell-born
• नरकजम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नरक + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (नरकात् जातम्/‘born from hell’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• भयम्: fear
• भयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (स्थानवाचक)

• स्नाताः: (those) having bathed
• स्नाताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: √स्ना (धातु) + स्नात (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त ‘स्नात’—‘those who have bathed’

• नराः: men/people
• नराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• दारिद्र्यम्: poverty
• दारिद्र्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दारिद्र्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध)

• आप्नुवन्ति: attain
• आप्नुवन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle; emphasis/indeed)

Speaker

Sūta (continued narration; reporting tīrtha-phala)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kapitīrtha

Type: tirtha

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: viprāḥ (brāhmaṇas)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims immersing at a coastal/lagoon-like tīrtha near Setu; the sea glows at dawn; a small shrine or liṅga nearby; devotees pour water, offer flowers, and emerge serene, symbolizing freedom from hell-fear and poverty.

Characters & Entities

• Kapitīrtha
• Naraka (hell)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha is presented as both spiritual refuge (freedom from hell-fear) and worldly support (relief from poverty) when approached in dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kapitīrtha, praised for removing naraka-bhaya and dāridrya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna/nimajjana (bathing/immersion) at Kapitīrtha.