Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

इतीरितः सुचरितः शम्भुना मदनारिणा । सस्नौ विप्राः सर्वतीर्थे महादेवस्य संनिधौ

Transliteration

itīritaḥ sucaritaḥ śambhunā madanāriṇā | sasnau viprāḥ sarvatīrthe mahādevasya saṃnidhau

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ മദനവൈരിയായ ശംഭുവിന്റെ ഉപദേശപ്രകാരം സുചരിതൻ ബ്രാഹ്മണന്മാരോടുകൂടെ മഹാദേവന്റെ സാന്നിധ്യത്തിൽ സർവതീർത്ഥത്തിൽ സ്നാനം ചെയ്തു।

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

• īritaḥ: spoken, uttered
• īritaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: īr (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि/भूतकर्मणि—‘उक्तः/प्रोक्तः’

• sucaritaḥ: Sucharita (name)
• sucaritaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su + carita (प्रातिपदिक; √car चर् धातु + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम (proper name)

• śambhunā: by Śambhu (Śiva)
• śambhunā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śambhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण/कर्तृ-निर्देशे

• madanāriṇā: by the foe of Madana (Kāma)
• madanāriṇā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madana + ari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: मदनस्य अरिः); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• sasnau: bathed
• sasnau: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √snā (स्ना धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद; perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• viprāḥ: the brāhmaṇas
• viprāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• sarvatīrthe: at the all-holy ford (Sarvatīrtha)
• sarvatīrthe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (सर्वं तीर्थम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• mahādevasya: of Mahādeva
• mahādevasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (महान् देवः); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• saṃnidhau: in the presence
• saṃnidhau: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃnidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Setukhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sarvatīrtha (Setukhaṇḍa)

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On the bank of a sacred waterbody called Sarvatīrtha, Sucarita and brāhmaṇas bathe while Mahādeva stands nearby, blessing the rite; ascetics and townsfolk witness in reverent silence.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Śambhu
• Madana (Kāma)
• Sucarita
• Brāhmaṇas
• Sarvatīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Hearing the tīrtha’s greatness from Śiva and acting upon it (snāna) is presented as the proper response to sacred instruction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Sarvatīrtha in Setukhaṇḍa, where Mahādeva is said to be present.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tīrtha-snāna performed near/at the divine presence (Mahādeva-saṃnidhi).