Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 73

Devanagari script

ततो वेतालवरदं तीर्थं गच्छेन्महाबलम् । तत्र स्नानादवाप्नोति सिद्धिं पारामिकां नरः

Transliteration

tato vetālavaradaṃ tīrthaṃ gacchenmahābalam | tatra snānādavāpnoti siddhiṃ pārāmikāṃ naraḥ

Translation

Ensuite, qu’on se rende au puissant tīrtha nommé Vetāla-varada. En s’y baignant, l’homme obtient la siddhi suprême, l’accomplissement spirituel ultime.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-vishesana (Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण), क्रम/अनन्तर्यवाचक

• वेताल-वरदम्: granting boons to Vetālas
• वेताल-वरदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेताल (प्रातिपदिक) + वरद (प्रातिपदिक) (समास)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘वेतालस्य वरदः’

• तीर्थम्: the sacred ford/place
• तीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• गच्छेत्: should go
• गच्छेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• महा-बलम्: very powerful
• महा-बलम्: Karma (Apposition to tīrtham)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + बल (प्रातिपदिक) (समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘महच्च तत् बलं’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण)

• स्नानात्: from bathing (by bathing)
• स्नानात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• अवाप्नोति: attains
• अवाप्नोति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सिद्धिम्: success, attainment
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• पारामिकाम्: supreme, transcendent
• पारामिकाम्: Karma (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पारामिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (to सिद्धिम्)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (deduced: Sūta narrating Setu Māhātmya to the Ṛṣis)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vetāla-varada

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/dvijas

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A powerful coastal/forest-edge sacred pool or inlet labeled Vetāla-varada; pilgrims descend steps for ritual bathing; a guardian-like fierce presence is hinted in the background, subdued by sacred light.

Characters & Entities

• Vetāla-varada Tīrtha
• Snāna
• Siddhi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Specific tīrthas carry distinct spiritual potency; faithful bathing at the prescribed spot is said to yield elevated attainment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vetāla-varada tīrtha, described as mahābala (highly powerful).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Travel to Vetāla-varada tīrtha and perform snāna (ritual bathing) there.