Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 22
Devanagari script
त्रिष्वेतेषु च यः स्नाति चतुर्विंशतिभाग्भवेत्
Transliteration
triṣveteṣu ca yaḥ snāti caturviṃśatibhāgbhavet
Translation
Quiconque se baigne dans ces trois tīrthas reçoit une part de mérite multipliée par vingt-quatre.
Word by Word
त्रिषुin (these) three
त्रिषु:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formत्रिलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषण
एतेषुin these
एतेषु:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
यःwhoever
यः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-सर्वनाम
स्नातिbathes
स्नाति:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootस्ना (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
चतुर्विंशतिभाक्a sharer of twenty-four parts
चतुर्विंशतिभाक्:
Kartṛ-predicative (Subject complement)
TypeAdjective
Rootचतुर्विंशति (प्रातिपदिक) + भागिन्/भाज् (प्रातिपदिक ‘भाक्’)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘having a share’
भवेत्would become
भवेत्:
Kriya (Result/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
Speaker
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Agnitīrtha–Śuklatīrtha–Pitṛtīrtha triad
Type: ghat
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A concluding scene of the triad-bath: pilgrims finishing the third snāna, offering water with sesame, and receiving blessings; a visual ‘seal’ of completion.
Characters & Entities
A
AgnitīrthaŚ
ŚuklatīrthaP
PitṛtīrthaFAQs
Snāna at tīrthas praised for their specific spiritual alignments yields amplified puṇya.
The three tīrthas named in the previous verse: Agnitīrtha, Śuklatīrtha, and Pitṛtīrtha.
Snāna (ritual bathing) at these three tīrthas.