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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं तीर्थमाहात्म्यमुत्तमम् । तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन स्नानं तत्र समाचरेत् । सर्वकामप्रदं नॄणामिह लोके परत्र च

Transliteration

etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ tīrthamāhātmyamuttamam | tasmātsarvaprayatnena snānaṃ tatra samācaret | sarvakāmapradaṃ nṝṇāmiha loke paratra ca

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ ആ തീർത്ഥത്തിന്റെ പരമോത്തമമായ മഹാത്മ്യം ഞാൻ നിന്നോട് പൂർണ്ണമായി പറഞ്ഞു. അതിനാൽ സർവ്വശ്രമത്തോടും കൂടി അവിടെ സ്നാനം ആചരിക്കണം. ആ തീർത്ഥം മനുഷ്യർക്കു ഇഹലോകത്തും പരലോകത്തും എല്ലാ അഭിലാഷങ്ങളും നൽകുന്നു.

Word by Word
etatthis
etat:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootetat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter pronoun, Nom./Acc., Singular)
teto you
te:
Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootyusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formमध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी/षष्ठी, एकवचन (2nd person pronoun, Dat./Gen., Singular); अत्र चतुर्थी (to you)
sarvamall, entire
sarvam:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)
ākhyātamtold, explained
ākhyātam:
Karta (Predicate/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootākhyāta (कृदन्त; ā-√khyā (धातु))
Formभूतकृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)
tīrtha-māhātmyamthe greatness of the sacred ford (tīrtha)
tīrtha-māhātmyam:
Karma (Apposition to 'etat'/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottīrtha (प्रातिपदिक) + māhātmya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)
uttamamsupreme, excellent
uttamam:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootuttama (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular); 'तīrtha-māhātmyam' इति विशेषण
tasmāttherefore
tasmāt:
Sambandha (Causal connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formतस्मात् इति हेत्वर्थक-निपातवत् (ablatival adverb: therefore/from that)
sarva-prayatnenawith all effort
sarva-prayatnena:
Karana (Means/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक) + prayatna (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Singular); उपाय/प्रकार (means/manner)
snānambathing
snānam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootsnāna (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)
tatrathere
tatra:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatra (अव्यय)
Formदेशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)
samācaretshould perform
samācaret:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootsam-ā-√car (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Optative, 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada)
sarva-kāma-pradamgranting all desires
sarva-kāma-pradam:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक) + prada (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular); 'snānam' इति विशेषण
nṝṇāmof men, for people
nṝṇām:
Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootnṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Plural)
ihahere
iha:
Adhikarana (Domain/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiha (अव्यय)
Formदेश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: here/in this world)
lokein the world
loke:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootloka (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular)
paratrahereafter, in the next world
paratra:
Adhikarana (Domain/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootparatra (अव्यय)
Formदेश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: in the other world/after death)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)
Speaker

Pulastya (to a king, addressed as rājan)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nṛpaśreṣṭha (the best of kings; traditionally Bhīṣma/kingly interlocutor in many tīrtha dialogues, here addressed as king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage concludes a sacred narration, gesturing toward a shining tīrtha; pilgrims descend steps to bathe, carrying waterpots and offerings, while a subtle divine presence sanctifies the waters.

Characters & Entities
T
Tīrtha
S
Snāna

FAQs

Pilgrimage is completed through disciplined practice—especially snāna—uniting faith, effort, and sacred geography for both worldly and transcendent good.

The nirjhara-associated tīrtha of Arbuda-khaṇḍa whose origin was explained in the preceding verses.

Perform snāna (ritual bathing) at that tīrtha with full earnestness.

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