Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 146
Devanagari script
बहूदके कुंडवरे स्नाति यो विधिवन्नरः । आरोग्यं धनधान्याद्यं तस्य स्यात्सर्वजन्मसु
Transliteration
bahūdake kuṃḍavare snāti yo vidhivannaraḥ | ārogyaṃ dhanadhānyādyaṃ tasya syātsarvajanmasu
Translation
ഉത്തമമായ ബഹൂദക കുണ്ഡത്തിൽ വിധിപൂർവ്വം സ്നാനം ചെയ്യുന്ന മനുഷ്യന് എല്ലാ ജന്മങ്ങളിലും ആരോഗ്യം, ധനം, ധാന്യം മുതലായ അനുഗ്രഹങ്ങൾ ലഭിക്കും.
Word by Word
बहूदकेin Bahūdaka (the tank/place)
बहूदके:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootबहूदक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (locative singular); स्थानवाचक
कुण्डवरेin the excellent pond
कुण्डवरे:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootकुण्ड + वर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (locative singular); ‘श्रेष्ठे कुण्डे’
स्नातिbathes
स्नाति:
Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootस्ना (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्
यःwho
यः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (nominative singular); सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम
विधिवत्according to proper rite
विधिवत्:
Kriyavisheshana (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootविधिवत् (अव्यय)
Formरीत्यर्थ-अव्यय (adverb: ‘according to rule’)
नरःa man
नरः:
Karta (Subject apposition/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootनर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (nominative singular)
आरोग्यम्health
आरोग्यम्:
Karma/Phala (Result/फल)
TypeNoun
Rootआरोग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; फलवाचक
धनधान्याद्यम्wealth-and-grain etc. (prosperity)
धनधान्याद्यम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootधन + धान्य + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘धनं धान्यं च आद्यं यस्मिन्’ (wealth, grain, etc.)—फलविशेषणम्
तस्यfor him / of him
तस्य:
Shashthi-sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (genitive singular)
स्यात्may be / will accrue
स्यात्:
Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्
सर्वजन्मसुin all births
सर्वजन्मसु:
Adhikarana (Scope/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootसर्व + जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, बहुवचन (locative plural)
Speaker
Bāla
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Bahūdaka-kuṇḍa
Type: kund
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Pilgrims descend steps into the Bahūdaka-kuṇḍa at dawn, performing vidhivat bathing with folded hands; the water shines, suggesting healing and abundance.
Characters & Entities
B
Bahūdaka-kuṇḍaFAQs
Ritual purity and faith at a tīrtha transform ordinary bathing into merit-bearing dharma.
Bahūdaka-kuṇḍa (the excellent Bahūdaka pond) is directly praised.
Vidhi-vat snāna—bathing in Bahūdaka-kuṇḍa following proper ritual procedure.