Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 86

Devanagari script

स्नानं कुर्वंतु ते सर्वे रामसेतौ विमुक्तिदे । श्रद्धया सहितो मर्त्यः श्रद्धया रहितोऽपि वा

Transliteration

snānaṃ kurvaṃtu te sarve rāmasetau vimuktide | śraddhayā sahito martyaḥ śraddhayā rahito'pi vā

Translation

Hendaklah mereka semua mandi suci di Rāmasetu, pemberi mokṣa—sama ada insan fana itu berserta śraddhā ataupun tanpa śraddhā.

Word by Word

• snānam: bathing
• snānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), Dvitīyā (2nd/कर्म), Ekavacana (singular)

• kurvantu: let (them) do
• kurvantu: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (Imperative/लोट्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Bahuvacana (plural), Parasmaipada

• te: they/those
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Prathamā (1st/कर्ता), Bahuvacana (plural); sarvanāma (pronoun)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Prathamā (1st/कर्ता), Bahuvacana (plural)

• rāma-setau: at Rāma’s Setu
• rāma-setau: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक) + setu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Saptamī (7th/अधिकरण), Ekavacana (singular); तत्पुरुषः (rāmasya setuḥ = Rāma’s Setu)

• vimukti-de: at the giver of liberation (epithet)
• vimukti-de: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vimukti (प्रातिपदिक) + da (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Saptamī (7th/अधिकरण), Ekavacana (singular); तत्पुरुषः (vimukti + de = in/at the giver of liberation)

• śraddhayā: with faith
• śraddhayā: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śraddhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (feminine), Tṛtīyā (3rd/करण), Ekavacana (singular)

• sahitaḥ: endowed (with)
• sahitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sahita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Prathamā (1st/कर्ता), Ekavacana (singular)

• martyaḥ: a mortal person
• martyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: martya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Prathamā (1st/कर्ता), Ekavacana (singular)

• śraddhayā: with faith
• śraddhayā: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śraddhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (feminine), Tṛtīyā (3rd/करण), Ekavacana (singular)

• rahitaḥ: devoid (of)
• rahitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rahita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Prathamā (1st/कर्ता), Ekavacana (singular)

• api: even/also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (particle), inclusion

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (Disjunction/विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Vikalpa (disjunctive particle)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced for Brāhma Khaṇḍa Setu-māhātmya style narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmasetu / Setu

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A wide procession of diverse pilgrims—ascetics, householders, the doubtful and the devout—entering the sea at Rāmasetu; a luminous path over water symbolizing liberation.

Characters & Entities

• Rāmasetu (Setu)
• Vimukti (liberation)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha’s sanctity is celebrated as intrinsically powerful, extending benefit broadly and encouraging universal participation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rāmasetu (often associated in pilgrimage culture with the Rameshwaram region and the Setu seashore).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform Setu-snāna (ritual bathing at Rāmasetu).