Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

जटातीर्थमतस्त्वं च शुक गच्छ महामते । मनःशुद्धिप्रदं तस्मिन्स्नानं च कुरु पुण्यदे

Transliteration

jaṭātīrthamatastvaṃ ca śuka gaccha mahāmate | manaḥśuddhipradaṃ tasminsnānaṃ ca kuru puṇyade

Translation

അതുകൊണ്ട്, ഹേ മഹാമതി ശുകാ, നീ ജടാ-തീർത്ഥത്തിലേക്ക് പോകുക; അവിടെ സ്നാനം ചെയ്യുക—അത് മനശ്ശുദ്ധിയും പുണ്യവും നൽകുന്നു.

Word by Word

• जटा-तीर्थम्: the Jaṭā-tīrtha
• जटा-तीर्थम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जटा (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (जटाया तीर्थम्)

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, हेत्वर्थ/तस्मात्-अर्थे ‘therefore/from that’

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (सामान्य-प्रयोग), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• शुक: O Śuka
• शुक: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; धातु: गम्

• महामते: O great-minded one
• महामते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महती मतिः यस्य)

• मनः-शुद्धि-प्रदम्: mind-purifying, bestowing mental purity
• मनः-शुद्धि-प्रदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण of स्नानम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक) + शुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (मनसः शुद्धिः तां प्रददाति)

• तस्मिन्: in that (place)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• कुरु: do, perform
• कुरु: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; धातु: कृ

• पुण्यदे: O giver of merit
• पुण्यदे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्यद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (पुण्यं ददाति)

Speaker

Varuṇa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Jaṭā-tīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śuka

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vyāsa’s instruction is visualized as a guru pointing toward the southern sea; Śuka stands with ascetic composure, ready to depart for Jaṭā-tīrtha, with a faint map-like suggestion of the Setu coastline.

Characters & Entities

• Śuka
• Jaṭā-tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A teacher directs even advanced seekers to sacred places where mind-purity is quickly strengthened.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Jaṭā-tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Go to Jaṭā-tīrtha and perform snāna for manaḥ-śuddhi and puṇya.