Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 108

Devanagari script

स्नात्वा दत्त्वा च दानानि विविधानि च ते ततः । सिंहलं च ययुर्भूयस्तीर्थमाहात्म्यहर्षिताः

Transliteration

snātvā dattvā ca dānāni vividhāni ca te tataḥ | siṃhalaṃ ca yayurbhūyastīrthamāhātmyaharṣitāḥ

Translation

Après s’être baignés et avoir fait des dons de diverses sortes, ils retournèrent de nouveau à Siṃhala, réjouis par la grandeur du tīrtha.

Word by Word

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive) — having bathed

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive) — having given

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• दानानि: gifts/charities
• दानानि: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Accusative plural

• विविधानि: various
• विविधानि: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — agrees with दानानि

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — ‘they’

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/अपादानार्थ-अव्यय (adverb: thereafter/from that)

• सिंहलम्: to Siṃhala
• सिंहलम्: Karma/Goal (Destination)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंहल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (देशवाचक), द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Accusative of goal

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ययुः: went
• ययुः: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन — ‘went’

• भूयः: again
• भूयः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्ति-अव्यय (adverb: again/further)

• तीर्थमाहात्म्यहर्षिताः: delighted by the tīrtha’s glory
• तीर्थमाहात्म्यहर्षिताः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of ते)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीर्थ-माहात्म्य-हर्षित (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Nominative plural; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष ‘तीर्थस्य माहात्म्येन हर्षिताः’ (delighted by the greatness of the tīrtha)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mahītīrtha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Phālguna (Arjuna)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims emerge from the sacred waters, distribute gifts—food, cloth, coins—to brāhmaṇas and the poor, then depart with radiant faces, speaking of the tīrtha’s greatness as they journey back to Siṃhala.

Characters & Entities

• Siṃhala
• Mahītīrtha (contextual)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-yātrā is fulfilled through purification (snāna) and generosity (dāna), producing joy rooted in dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha under discussion in this adhyāya (Mahītīrtha/Barkareśa context) whose māhātmya causes delight.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bath) followed by varied dānas (charitable gifts).