Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

अत्र तीर्थे निमग्नानां न स्यान्नरकजं भयम् । अत्र स्नाता नराः सर्वे दारिद्रयं नाप्नुवंति हि

Transliteration

atra tīrthe nimagnānāṃ na syānnarakajaṃ bhayam | atra snātā narāḥ sarve dāridrayaṃ nāpnuvaṃti hi

Translation

ഈ തീർത്ഥത്തിൽ മുങ്ങുന്നവർക്ക് നരകജന്യമായ ഭയം ഉണ്ടാകില്ല. ഇവിടെ സ്നാനം ചെയ്യുന്ന എല്ലാവരും ദാരിദ്ര്യത്തിൽ പതിക്കുകയില്ല.

Word by Word

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (स्थानवाचक अव्यय/adverb of place)

• तीर्थे: in the sacred ford/place of pilgrimage
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• निमग्नानाम्: of those immersed
• निमग्नानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नि√मज्ज् (धातु) + निमग्न (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘निमग्न’—‘of those who are immersed’

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध/negation particle)

• स्यात्: would be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• नरकजम्: hell-born
• नरकजम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नरक + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (नरकात् जातम्/‘born from hell’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• भयम्: fear
• भयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (स्थानवाचक)

• स्नाताः: (those) having bathed
• स्नाताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: √स्ना (धातु) + स्नात (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त ‘स्नात’—‘those who have bathed’

• नराः: men/people
• नराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• दारिद्र्यम्: poverty
• दारिद्र्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दारिद्र्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध)

• आप्नुवन्ति: attain
• आप्नुवन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle; emphasis/indeed)

Speaker

Sūta (continued narration; reporting tīrtha-phala)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kapitīrtha

Type: tirtha

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: viprāḥ (brāhmaṇas)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims immersing at a coastal/lagoon-like tīrtha near Setu; the sea glows at dawn; a small shrine or liṅga nearby; devotees pour water, offer flowers, and emerge serene, symbolizing freedom from hell-fear and poverty.

Characters & Entities

• Kapitīrtha
• Naraka (hell)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha is presented as both spiritual refuge (freedom from hell-fear) and worldly support (relief from poverty) when approached in dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kapitīrtha, praised for removing naraka-bhaya and dāridrya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna/nimajjana (bathing/immersion) at Kapitīrtha.