Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

सरस्यत्र च ये स्नानं प्रकरिष्यंति मानवाः । सर्वतीर्थफला वाप्तिर्वैशाख्यां प्रभविष्यति

Transliteration

sarasyatra ca ye snānaṃ prakariṣyaṃti mānavāḥ | sarvatīrthaphalā vāptirvaiśākhyāṃ prabhaviṣyati

Translation

Et ceux qui se baignent dans le lac en ce lieu obtiendront, au mois de Vaiśākha, le fruit du bain accompli en tous les tīrthas, les gués sacrés.

Word by Word

• सरसि: in the lake
• सरसि: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

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

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• प्रकरिष्यन्ति: will perform
• प्रकरिष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

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

• सर्वतीर्थफलाः: (having) the fruits of all pilgrimages
• सर्वतीर्थफलाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + तीर्थ + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तीर्थाणां फलानि)

• वाप्तिः: attainment
• वाप्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• वैशाख्याम्: in (the month of) Vaiśākha
• वैशाख्याम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशाखी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• प्रभविष्यति: will arise/occur
• प्रभविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Kumāreśvara (Skanda/Kārttikeya) (contextual attribution)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kumāreśvara-sarasi (lake-tīrtha referenced as ‘sarasi atra’)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A disciple/son-figure addressed in nearby verses (contextually)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims at dawn approach a still sacred lake; priests recite mantras; the month of Vaiśākha is suggested by bright sun, flowering trees, and austere yet festive bathing rites.

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśākha
• Tīrtha
• Lake (sarasi) at the site
• Kumāreśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A properly timed and located sacred bath concentrates vast merit—Vaiśākha snāna here equals the fruits of many pilgrimages.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The local sacred lake at the Kumāreśvara-connected site (within the Mahī–Sāgara-saṅgama narrative).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform snāna (ritual bathing) in the lake, especially during Vaiśākha.