Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

सर्वाभरणसंयुक्तः सह भ्रात्रा सुदर्शनः । श्लाघमानश्च तत्तीर्थं नमस्कत्य पुनःपुनः

Transliteration

sarvābharaṇasaṃyuktaḥ saha bhrātrā sudarśanaḥ | ślāghamānaśca tattīrthaṃ namaskatya punaḥpunaḥ

Translation

Paré de tous les ornements, et avec son frère, le radieux Sudarśana loua ce tīrtha sacré, s’y prosternant encore et encore.

Word by Word

• सर्वाभरणसंयुक्तः: adorned with all ornaments
• सर्वाभरणसंयुक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + आभरण + संयुक्त (प्रातिपदिक; √युज् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘संयुक्त’ विशेषण; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषाम् आभरणानाम् संयुक्तः)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सहकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सह-योगे तृतीया-सम्बन्धः (with + instrumental)

• भ्रात्रा: with (his) brother
• भ्रात्रा: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सुदर्शनः: Sudarśana
• सुदर्शनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• श्लाघमानः: praising
• श्लाघमानः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्लाघ् (धातु) + शानच् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वर्तमानकाले शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण

• तीर्थम्: holy ford/place of pilgrimage
• तीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• नमस्कत्य: having saluted
• नमस्कत्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस् + √कृ (धातु) + ल्यप् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्ययभावे कृदन्त; ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त (absolutive/gerund) ‘having saluted’

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• पुनः: again (repeatedly)
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति-प्रयोगः ‘पुनःपुनः’ = बारम्बारम् (repeatedly)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (Setukhaṇḍa narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vetāla-varadā Tīrtha

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant, ornamented figure stands with his brother at a sacred ford, hands folded, repeatedly bowing and praising the tīrtha; the water glints with sanctity and subtle divine presence.

Characters & Entities

• Brother (bhrātṛ)
• Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Receiving grace should culminate in humility and gratitude—honoring the tīrtha as a living conduit of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha that grants release from vetālatva, later called Vetāla-varadā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Repeated namaskāra (salutation) and praise of the tīrtha as an act of devotion.