Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

स्नानं च धनुषः कोटौ रामनाथस्य दर्शनम् । इति लभ्येत वै पुंसां किं गंगाजलसेवया

Transliteration

snānaṃ ca dhanuṣaḥ koṭau rāmanāthasya darśanam | iti labhyeta vai puṃsāṃ kiṃ gaṃgājalasevayā

Translation

Se baigner à Dhanuṣkoṭi et recevoir le darśana de Rāmanātha : par cela, les hommes obtiennent le fruit désiré ; quel besoin reste-t-il de recourir aux eaux du Gaṅgā ?

Word by Word

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• धनुषः: of a bow
• धनुषः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• कोटौ: at the tip/end
• कोटौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक-सप्तमी

• रामनाथस्य: of Rāmanātha
• रामनाथस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रामनाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रामस्य नाथः)

• दर्शनम्: seeing/vision
• दर्शनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक-निपात (quotative/thus)

• लभ्येत: may be obtained
• लभ्येत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense: may be obtained)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• पुंसाम्: of men/people
• पुंसाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुंस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• किम्: what (use)?
• किम्: Prashna (प्रश्न)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक (interrogative)

• गंगाजलसेवया: by service/use of Gaṅgā water
• गंगाजलसेवया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गंगा-जल-सेवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (गंगायाः जलम्; तस्य सेवा)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced for Brāhma-khaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dhanuṣkoṭi (snāna) + Rāmanātha (darśana)

Type: sangam

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim bathes at Dhanuṣkoṭi where two seas meet; wet garments cling in sea-wind; then the pilgrim walks toward the temple silhouette for Rāmanātha darśana, holding flowers and a small water-pot.

Characters & Entities

• Dhanuṣkoṭi
• Rāmanātha
• Gaṅgā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇa elevates Setu practices as supremely efficacious, emphasizing the unique sanctity of place-based dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dhanuṣkoṭi and Rāmanātha at Setu (Rāmeśvaram).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna at Dhanuṣkoṭi and darśana of Rāmanātha.