Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

तस्मात्त्वमपि राजेंद्र लक्ष्मीतीर्थे शुभप्रदे । स्नात्वा वृकोदरमुखैरनुजैरपि संवृतः

Transliteration

tasmāttvamapi rājeṃdra lakṣmītīrthe śubhaprade | snātvā vṛkodaramukhairanujairapi saṃvṛtaḥ

Translation

ಆದುದರಿಂದ ಹೇ ರಾಜೇಂದ್ರ! ಶುಭಪ್ರದವಾದ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀತೀರ್ಥದಲ್ಲಿ ನೀನೂ ಸ್ನಾನಮಾಡು; ವೃಕೋದರ (ಭೀಮ) ಮೊದಲಾದ ಕಿರಿಯ ಸಹೋದರರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸುತ್ತುವರಿದವನಾಗಿರು.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu/Discourse connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तस्मात् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक तद्)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोग (indeclinable adverbial ablative) ‘therefore/from that reason’

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha/Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: also/even)

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• राजेन्द्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (राज्ञाम् इन्द्रः)

• लक्ष्मीतīर्थे: at Lakṣmī-tīrtha
• लक्ष्मीतīर्थे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (लक्ष्म्याः तीर्थम्)

• शुभप्रदे: bestowing auspiciousness
• शुभप्रदे: Adhikaraṇa-qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (शुभं प्रददाति इति) ; विशेषण (qualifier) लक्ष्मीतīर्थे इति

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: अव्ययभाव-कृत् (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), ‘having bathed’

• वृकोदरमुखैः: with (Bhīma) headed by Vṛkodara
• वृकोदरमुखैः: Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृकोदर (प्रातिपदिक) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषार्थः ‘वृकोदरः मुखं येषाम्’ (मुख्यः वृकोदरः) ; सहार्थे (with)

• अनुजैः: with younger brothers
• अनुजैः: Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha/Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: also)

• संवृतः: surrounded/attended
• संवृतः: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + वृ (धातु)
• Form: कृतान्त—क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘surrounded/attended’

Speaker

Narratorial/teacher voice addressing Yudhiṣṭhira (speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Lakṣmī-tīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rajendra (Yudhiṣṭhira implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A counselor (Kṛṣṇa implied by surrounding verses) instructs a king to bathe at Lakṣmī-tīrtha; the Pāṇḍava brothers stand together—Bhīma prominent—ready for pilgrimage; the tīrtha glimmers in the background with lotus and auspicious symbols.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmī-tīrtha
• Rājendra (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• Vṛkodara (Bhīma)
• Younger brothers (Pāṇḍavas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma encourages pilgrimage performed with right company and intention, where a king’s prosperity is aligned with sacred observance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Lakṣmī-tīrtha, described as śubha-prada—bestower of auspicious results.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bathing (snāna) at Lakṣmī-tīrtha, undertaken together with one’s brothers/companions.