Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

तस्माद्विसर्जयाद्यैतान्ब्राह्मणांस्तावदेव च । एतेऽपि च करिष्यंति स्नानं तत्र त्वया सह

Transliteration

tasmādvisarjayādyaitānbrāhmaṇāṃstāvadeva ca | ete'pi ca kariṣyaṃti snānaṃ tatra tvayā saha

Translation

ထို့ကြောင့် ဤဘြာဟ္မဏတို့ကို ချက်ချင်းပင် စေလွှတ်ပါ။ သူတို့လည်း သင်နှင့်အတူ ထိုနေရာ၌ သန့်ရှင်းသော ရေချိုးကို ပြုကြလိမ့်မည်။

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थे (therefore)

• visarjaya: dismiss, send away
• visarjaya: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + sṛj (वि + सृज् धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ādya: first
• ādya: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ādya (आद्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: first/initially)

• etān: these
• etān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (एतद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• brāhmaṇān: Brahmins
• brāhmaṇān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (ब्राह्मण प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• tāvat: for that long/so much
• tāvat: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tāvat (तावत् प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाण/अवधि-वाचक (so long/for that much)

• eva: indeed, just
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphasis)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात

• ete: these (people)
• ete: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (एतद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-भाव (also/even)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात

• kariṣyanti: will do
• kariṣyanti: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• snānam: bathing
• snānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (स्नान प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• tvayā: with you
• tvayā: Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (त्वद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• saha: together with
• saha: Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक उपपद (with)

Speaker

Narrative voice (contextual; explicit speaker not stated in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Jyeṣṭha-kuṇḍa (contextual)

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A messenger-like moment: a leader instructs that brāhmaṇas be sent ahead; brāhmaṇas prepare travel bundles and ritual items, moving toward the kuṇḍa, while the main party follows for a joint bath.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa
• Snāna
• Jyeṣṭhapuṣkara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy rites at tīrthas are meant to be shared with the dharmic community, especially with Brāhmaṇas who uphold ritual order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The same tīrtha-context of Jyeṣṭhapuṣkara in Adhyāya 190.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ensuring Brāhmaṇas participate in the planned snāna at the tīrtha, together with the principal participant.