Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 101

Devanagari script

तत्र स्नातो दिवं याति अत्र स्नातः सुखी भवेत

Transliteration

tatra snāto divaṃ yāti atra snātaḥ sukhī bhaveta

Translation

അവിടെ സ്നാനം ചെയ്താൽ സ്വർഗ്ഗഗതി ലഭിക്കും; ഇവിടെ സ്നാനം ചെയ്താൽ ഈ ജീവിതത്തിൽ തന്നെ സുഖിയായി ഭവിക്കും.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• स्नातः: having bathed
• स्नातः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्ना (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle; ‘having bathed’)

• दिवम्: heaven
• दिवम्: Karma (Goal/object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• याति: goes
• याति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (Present, Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular)

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

• स्नातः: having bathed
• स्नातः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्ना (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle)

• सुखी: happy
• सुखी: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुखिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• भवेत्: would become, may be
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (Optative, Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular)

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced: Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa discourse style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Unspecified paired tīrthas within Ayodhyā-kṣetra (contextual ‘tatra/atra’)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two adjacent river-ghāṭas: at one, ascetic pilgrims bathe with upward gaze toward celestial path; at the other, householders bathe and emerge smiling, greeted by family, symbolizing worldly happiness.

Characters & Entities

• Saṅgama
• Svarga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-bathing yields both immediate well-being and transcendent merit leading to heavenly realms.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Saṅgama tīrtha in the Ayodhyāmāhātmya narrative context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bathing) at the sacred place(s) being discussed, with distinct stated fruits.