Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

अनादिनिधनोदंतं सेवितं सिद्धमंडलैः । स्नानादिभिः सर्वदैव तत्सरो नृपसत्तम

Transliteration

anādinidhanodaṃtaṃ sevitaṃ siddhamaṃḍalaiḥ | snānādibhiḥ sarvadaiva tatsaro nṛpasattama

Translation

ഹേ നൃപസത്തമാ! ആ സരോവർ അനാദിയും അവിനാശിയും ആയ മഹത്കീർത്തിയുള്ളത്; സിദ്ധമണ്ഡലങ്ങൾ അതിനെ സേവിക്കുന്നു, സ്നാനാദി ദേവകാര്യാനുഷ്ഠാനങ്ങൾക്കായി അത് എപ്പോഴും ഉപാസ്യമാണ്.

Word by Word

• अनादि: beginningless
• अनादि: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनादि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासपूर्वपद (a- + ādi)

• निधन: end, death
• निधन: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, समासपूर्वपद

• उदन्तम्: of beginningless and endless renown/account
• उदन्तम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उदन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन; समास: अनादि-निधन-उदन्त (whose account/description is beginningless and endless)

• सेवितम्: frequented/served
• सेवितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सेव् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि-क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन

• सिद्ध: siddhas (perfected beings)
• सिद्ध: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, समासपूर्वपद

• मण्डलैः: by groups/circles
• मण्डलैः: Karaṇa (Agent in passive/association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

• स्नान: bathing
• स्नान: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, समासपूर्वपद

• आदिभिः: with bathing and the like
• आदिभिः: Karaṇa (Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-बहुवचन (Instrumental plural); समास: स्नान-आदि (bathing etc.)

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Kāla (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Nominative singular) — समासपूर्वपद

• सरः: lake
• सरः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• नृपसत्तम: O best of kings
• नृपसत्तम: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपसत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-एकवचन (Vocative singular); समास: नृप + सत्तम (श्रेष्ठ)

Speaker

Vyāsa (continuing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇyaka-sarovara

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: nṛpasattama (best of kings) explicitly addressed

Visual Art Cues

Scene: An ancient luminous lake with a subtle halo; siddhas appear as radiant figures in the air or on the far bank; pilgrims descend steps for ritual bathing, carrying water pots and offerings.

Characters & Entities

• Siddhas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha’s enduring sanctity is confirmed by continuous sacred practice—snāna and allied rites sustain dharmic life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Dharmāraṇya sarovara, described as eternally renowned and frequented by Siddhas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bathing) and “other observances” (ādika) are explicitly indicated as ongoing practices there.