Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 148

Devanagari script

बहूदकस्य तीरे यः शुचिर्यजति वै क्रतुम् । शतक्रतुफलं तस्य नास्ति काचिद्विचारणा

Transliteration

bahūdakasya tīre yaḥ śuciryajati vai kratum | śatakratuphalaṃ tasya nāsti kācidvicāraṇā

Translation

ဘဟူဒက ကမ်းနား၌ သန့်ရှင်းစင်ကြယ်စွာ ဝေဒကရတု (ယဇ္ဉ) ကို ကျင်းပသူသည်၊ ရာကြိမ်ယဇ္ဉ၏ အကျိုး (သတကရတုဖလ) ကို မလွဲမသွေ ရရှိ၏—အလုံးစုံ သံသယမရှိ။

Word by Word

• बहूदकस्य: of Bahūdaka
• बहूदकस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहूदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (genitive singular)

• तीरे: on the bank
• तीरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (locative singular)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (nominative singular)

• शुचिः: pure, clean
• शुचिः: Visheshana (Subject qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (nominative singular); कर्तृविशेषणम्

• यजति: performs worship/sacrifice
• यजति: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• क्रतुम्: sacrifice, rite
• क्रतुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (accusative singular)

• शतक्रतुफलम्: fruit of a hundred sacrifices
• शतक्रतुफलम्: Karma/Phala (Result/फल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शतक्रतु + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘शतक्रतोः फलम्’

• तस्य: for him / of him
• तस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (genitive singular)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अस्ति: is
• अस्ति: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• काचित्: any (some)
• काचित्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (nominative singular); अनिश्चितार्थक (indefinite)

• विचारणा: doubt, deliberation
• विचारणा: Karta (Subject of ‘asti’/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचारणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (nominative singular)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bahūdaka-kuṇḍa

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On the kuṇḍa’s bank, a purified yajamāna conducts a Vedic kratu with ṛtviks, altar, ladles, and offerings; the sacred pond glows nearby, signifying multiplied merit.

Characters & Entities

• Bahūdaka
• Śatakratu (Indra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purity and right ritual performed at a sanctified tīrtha multiplies merit beyond ordinary measure.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Bahūdaka tīrtha—its sacred bank (tīra) is praised as exceptionally merit-giving.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performing a kratu (Vedic sacrifice) while remaining śuci (ritually pure) at Bahūdaka.