Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

अस्मिन्नेव महास्थाने धनुष्कोटौ निमज्जनात् । वाराणस्यां दशसमावासपुण्यफलं भवेत्

Transliteration

asminneva mahāsthāne dhanuṣkoṭau nimajjanāt | vārāṇasyāṃ daśasamāvāsapuṇyaphalaṃ bhavet

Translation

En ce très grand lieu sacré, en s’immergeant à Dhanuṣkoṭi, on obtient un fruit de mérite égal à celui d’un séjour de dix ans à Vārāṇasī.

Word by Word

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle ‘indeed/just’)

• महास्थाने: in the great holy place
• महास्थाने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः—महा-स्थान (कर्मधारयः)

• धनुष्कोटौ: at Dhanuskoṭi
• धनुष्कोटौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुष् + कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः—धनुष्कोटि (षष्ठी/तत्पुरुषः: ‘धनुषः कोटिः’)

• निमज्जनात्: from (the act of) immersion
• निमज्जनात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source/हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नि + मज्ज् (धातु) + ल्युट् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन; भाववाचक-नाम (action noun: ‘immersion/bathing’)

• वाराणस्याम्: in Vārāṇasī
• वाराणस्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाराणसी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• दशसमावासपुण्यफलम्: the merit-fruit of a ten-day stay
• दशसमावासपुण्यफलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश + समावास + पुण्य + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—(दश-समावास)-पुण्य-फल (तत्पुरुषः; ‘दशसमावासस्य पुण्यफलं’)

• भवेत्: would be / results
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dhanuṣkoṭi

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas / munipuṅgavas

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrim immerses at Dhanuṣkoṭi where sea meets sand; sunrise glow; distant temple silhouette; a subtle overlay motif of Kāśī ghats to indicate equivalence of merit.

Characters & Entities

• Dhanuṣkoṭi
• Vārāṇasī (Kāśī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Setu’s sanctity is so exalted that a single immersion at Dhanuṣkoṭi rivals long residence in the foremost tīrtha of Kāśī.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dhanuṣkoṭi within the Setu region, compared in merit to Vārāṇasī (Kāśī).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Nimajjana (ritual immersion/bathing) at Dhanuṣkoṭi.