Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

स्नांति सर्वे नरास्ते वै यास्यंति ब्रह्मणः पदम् । एवं वः कथिता विप्रा धर्मगुप्तकथा शुभा

Transliteration

snāṃti sarve narāste vai yāsyaṃti brahmaṇaḥ padam | evaṃ vaḥ kathitā viprā dharmaguptakathā śubhā

Translation

അവരെല്ലാവരും സത്യമായും (ആ തീർത്ഥത്തിൽ) സ്നാനം ചെയ്തവരുപോലെ ഫലം പ്രാപിച്ച് ബ്രഹ്മപദം പ്രാപിക്കും. ഹേ വിപ്രന്മാരേ, ഇങ്ങനെ നിങ്ങൾക്കു ഈ ശുഭ ധർമഗുപ്തകഥ പറഞ്ഞു।

Word by Word

• स्नान्ति: bathe
• स्नान्ति: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपदी

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying नराः)

• नराः: men
• नराः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ते: those
• ते: Karta (Subject, apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha-bodhaka (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• यास्यन्ति: will go
• यास्यन्ति: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपदी

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahman/of the Absolute
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• पदम्: state/abode
• पदम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb: thus)

• वः: to you
• वः: Sampradāna (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Genitive/Dative), बहुवचन; अत्र चतुर्थी—सम्प्रदानार्थे (to you)

• कथिता: has been narrated
• कथिता: Kriyā (Predicate, passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (Past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगः (has been told)

• विप्राः: O Brahmins
• विप्राः: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बोधनार्थे (O Brahmins)

• धर्मगुप्तकथा: the auspicious tale of Dharmagupta / the tale protected by dharma
• धर्मगुप्तकथा: Karta (Subject, of passive 'कथिता')
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म-गुप्त-कथा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—धर्मेण गुप्ता कथा / धर्मगुप्तस्य कथा (तत्पुरुष, बहुव्याख्येय)

• शुभा: auspicious
• शुभा: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying कथा)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dhanuṣkoṭi

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Viprāḥ / Dvijāḥ

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotees bathing in a calm pond while a luminous pathway rises upward toward Brahmaloka (a serene celestial realm with Brahmā’s lotus-seat suggested), indicating the promised destination; a sage concludes the Dharmagupta-kathā to attentive vipras.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Dharmagupta
• Dhanuṣkoṭi (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred narration and tīrtha-remembrance can confer the fruit of pilgrimage and elevate one toward higher spiritual realms.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dhanuṣkoṭi Tīrtha (by continuation of the preceding verses), framed through the Dharmagupta narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied practice: recitation/hearing of the Dharmagupta account and the Dhanuṣkoṭi name, yielding the merit of snāna and higher attainment.