Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 79

Devanagari script

योऽत्र स्नानं प्रकुरुते मयस्य सरसि प्रियाः । गंगास्नानफलं तस्य विष्णुलोकस्तथाऽक्षयः

Transliteration

yo'tra snānaṃ prakurute mayasya sarasi priyāḥ | gaṃgāsnānaphalaṃ tasya viṣṇulokastathā'kṣayaḥ

Translation

Ô bien-aimés, quiconque se baigne ici, dans le lac de Māyā, obtient le mérite du bain dans la Gaṅgā ; et il atteint aussi le séjour impérissable de Viṣṇu.

Word by Word

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

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• snānam: bathing
• snānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (accusative singular)

• prakurute: performs
• prakurute: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd person singular)

• mayasya: of Maya (the demon)
• mayasya: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (genitive singular)

• sarasi: in the lake
• sarasi: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (locative singular)

• priyāḥ: dear ones
• priyāḥ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (nominative plural); संबोधनार्थे/सम्बोधन-भाव (addressing)

• gaṃgāsnānaphalam: the fruit of bathing in the Ganga
• gaṃgāsnānaphalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṃgā (प्रातिपदिक) + snāna (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गंगायाः स्नानस्य फलम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter nom/acc sg)

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (genitive singular)

• viṣṇulokaḥ: Vishnu's world
• viṣṇulokaḥ: Karta (Result/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विष्णोः लोकः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (nominative singular)

• tathā: and also/likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'thus/also')

• akṣayaḥ: imperishable
• akṣayaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-kṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (nominative singular); नञ्-समासपूर्वक विशेषण (imperishable)

Speaker

Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Māyā-saras

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrims/ṛṣis (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotees bathe in a lotus lake named Māyā-saras; above, a subtle vision of Viṣṇu-loka—radiant Vaikuṇṭha—appears, signifying the promised imperishable realm; Gaṅgā is symbolically echoed in the water’s glow.

Characters & Entities

• Mayasya-saras
• Gaṅgā
• Viṣṇu-loka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A local tīrtha, when divinely praised, can confer merits comparable to pan-Indian pilgrimage like Gaṅgā-bathing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Mayasya-saras (the lake of Maya), a Dvārakā tīrtha in this adhyāya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform snāna (ritual bathing) in Mayasya-saras to obtain Gaṅgā-snāna merit and Viṣṇu-loka.