Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 146

Devanagari script

बहूदके कुंडवरे स्नाति यो विधिवन्नरः । आरोग्यं धनधान्याद्यं तस्य स्यात्सर्वजन्मसु

Transliteration

bahūdake kuṃḍavare snāti yo vidhivannaraḥ | ārogyaṃ dhanadhānyādyaṃ tasya syātsarvajanmasu

Translation

Quiconque se baigne dans l’excellent bassin de Bahūdaka selon le rite prescrit obtient santé, richesse, grains et autres bénédictions en toutes ses naissances.

Word by Word

• बहूदके: in Bahūdaka (the tank/place)
• बहूदके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहूदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (locative singular); स्थानवाचक

• कुण्डवरे: in the excellent pond
• कुण्डवरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुण्ड + वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (locative singular); ‘श्रेष्ठे कुण्डे’

• स्नाति: bathes
• स्नाति: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (nominative singular); सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम

• विधिवत्: according to proper rite
• विधिवत्: Kriyavisheshana (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थ-अव्यय (adverb: ‘according to rule’)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (nominative singular)

• आरोग्यम्: health
• आरोग्यम्: Karma/Phala (Result/फल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आरोग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; फलवाचक

• धनधान्याद्यम्: wealth-and-grain etc. (prosperity)
• धनधान्याद्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन + धान्य + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘धनं धान्यं च आद्यं यस्मिन्’ (wealth, grain, etc.)—फलविशेषणम्

• तस्य: for him / of him
• तस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (genitive singular)

• स्यात्: may be / will accrue
• स्यात्: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सर्वजन्मसु: in all births
• सर्वजन्मसु: Adhikarana (Scope/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, बहुवचन (locative plural)

Speaker

Bāla

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bahūdaka-kuṇḍa

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims descend steps into the Bahūdaka-kuṇḍa at dawn, performing vidhivat bathing with folded hands; the water shines, suggesting healing and abundance.

Characters & Entities

• Bahūdaka-kuṇḍa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual purity and faith at a tīrtha transform ordinary bathing into merit-bearing dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Bahūdaka-kuṇḍa (the excellent Bahūdaka pond) is directly praised.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Vidhi-vat snāna—bathing in Bahūdaka-kuṇḍa following proper ritual procedure.