Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं तीर्थमाहात्म्यमुत्तमम् । तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन स्नानं तत्र समाचरेत् । सर्वकामप्रदं नॄणामिह लोके परत्र च

Transliteration

etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ tīrthamāhātmyamuttamam | tasmātsarvaprayatnena snānaṃ tatra samācaret | sarvakāmapradaṃ nṝṇāmiha loke paratra ca

Translation

Ainsi t’ai-je pleinement exposé la suprême grandeur de ce tīrtha. Aussi faut-il, de tout son effort, s’y baigner ; car il accorde aux hommes tous les désirs, en ce monde et dans l’au-delà.

Word by Word

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter pronoun, Nom./Acc., Singular)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी/षष्ठी, एकवचन (2nd person pronoun, Dat./Gen., Singular); अत्र चतुर्थी (to you)

• sarvam: all, entire
• sarvam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

• ākhyātam: told, explained
• ākhyātam: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ākhyāta (कृदन्त; ā-√khyā (धातु))
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

• tīrtha-māhātmyam: the greatness of the sacred ford (tīrtha)
• tīrtha-māhātmyam: Karma (Apposition to 'etat'/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक) + māhātmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

• uttamam: supreme, excellent
• uttamam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular); 'तīrtha-māhātmyam' इति विशेषण

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Sambandha (Causal connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात् इति हेत्वर्थक-निपातवत् (ablatival adverb: therefore/from that)

• sarva-prayatnena: with all effort
• sarva-prayatnena: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + prayatna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Singular); उपाय/प्रकार (means/manner)

• snānam: bathing
• snānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• samācaret: should perform
• samācaret: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√car (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Optative, 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada)

• sarva-kāma-pradam: granting all desires
• sarva-kāma-pradam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक) + prada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular); 'snānam' इति विशेषण

• nṝṇām: of men, for people
• nṝṇām: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Plural)

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikarana (Domain/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: here/in this world)

• loke: in the world
• loke: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular)

• paratra: hereafter, in the next world
• paratra: Adhikarana (Domain/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paratra (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: in the other world/after death)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Pulastya (to a king, addressed as rājan)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nṛpaśreṣṭha (the best of kings; traditionally Bhīṣma/kingly interlocutor in many tīrtha dialogues, here addressed as king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage concludes a sacred narration, gesturing toward a shining tīrtha; pilgrims descend steps to bathe, carrying waterpots and offerings, while a subtle divine presence sanctifies the waters.

Characters & Entities

• Tīrtha
• Snāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is completed through disciplined practice—especially snāna—uniting faith, effort, and sacred geography for both worldly and transcendent good.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The nirjhara-associated tīrtha of Arbuda-khaṇḍa whose origin was explained in the preceding verses.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform snāna (ritual bathing) at that tīrtha with full earnestness.