Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

भुक्त्वा भोगान्समग्रांश्च विष्णुलोके स मोदते । लक्ष्मीकामनया तत्र स्नातव्यं च विशेषतः

Transliteration

bhuktvā bhogānsamagrāṃśca viṣṇuloke sa modate | lakṣmīkāmanayā tatra snātavyaṃ ca viśeṣataḥ

Translation

സമഗ്രമായ ഭോഗങ്ങൾ അനുഭവിച്ച ശേഷം അവൻ വിഷ്ണുലോകത്തിൽ ആനന്ദിക്കുന്നു. ലക്ഷ്മീപ്രാപ്തിക്കായുള്ള ആഗ്രഹത്തോടെ അവിടെ പ്രത്യേകമായി സ്നാനം ചെയ്യണം.

Word by Word

• भुक्त्वा: having enjoyed/consumed
• भुक्त्वा: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• भोगान्: enjoyments
• भोगान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन (masculine accusative plural)

• समग्रान्: complete; all
• समग्रान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (masculine accusative plural adjective)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• विष्णुलोके: in Viṣṇu’s world
• विष्णुलोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष) — ‘विष्णोः लोकः’ (locative singular)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• मोदते: rejoices
• मोदते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (3rd person singular, present, middle)

• लक्ष्मीकामनया: with the desire for Lakṣmī (prosperity)
• लक्ष्मीकामनया: Karana/Hetu (Means/Motive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक) + कामना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष) — ‘लक्ष्म्याः कामना’ (instrumental singular: with desire for Lakṣmī)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locative setting/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• स्नातव्यम्: bathing should be done
• स्नातव्यम्: Vidhi (Obligation/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्ना (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृत्प्रत्यय)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय (must be bathed)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (अव्ययप्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb: especially)

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced: Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa dialogic style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā (Sarayū-snāna within Ayodhyā-kṣetra)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims at Sarayū ghāṭa in Ayodhyā at dawn, making sankalpa for Lakṣmī, entering the river for snāna; in the sky a subtle vision of Viṣṇu-loka as a promise of fruit.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Lakṣmī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha is framed as granting both worldly well-being (Lakṣmī) and transcendent destiny (Viṣṇu-loka) when approached with devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The bathing-place at Rukmiṇī-kuṇḍa in Ayodhyā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform snāna there, especially with the intention of Lakṣmī-kāmanā (seeking prosperity/grace).