Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

प्रातः स्नानं हरेत्पापमलक्ष्मीं ग्लानिमेव च । अशुचित्वं च दुःस्वप्नं तुष्टिं पुष्टिं प्रयच्छति

Transliteration

prātaḥ snānaṃ haretpāpamalakṣmīṃ glānimeva ca | aśucitvaṃ ca duḥsvapnaṃ tuṣṭiṃ puṣṭiṃ prayacchati

Translation

ପ୍ରାତଃସ୍ନାନ ପାପ, ଦୁର୍ଭାଗ୍ୟ (ମଲକ୍ଷ୍ମୀ) ଓ କ୍ଲାନ୍ତିକୁ ହରେ। ଅଶୁଚିତ୍ୱ ଓ ଦୁଃସ୍ୱପ୍ନ ଦୂର କରି ତୁଷ୍ଟି ଓ ପୁଷ୍ଟି ଦିଏ।

Word by Word

• prātaḥ: in the morning
• prātaḥ: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prātaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण

• snānam: bathing
• snānam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• haret: should remove
• haret: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: hṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातुः—हृ ‘हरणे’

• pāpa-malakṣmīm: sinful misfortune
• pāpa-malakṣmīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + alakṣmī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय ‘पापरूपा अलक्ष्मीः’

• glānim: weariness/decline
• glānim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: glāni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात

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

• aśucitvam: impurity
• aśucitvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśucitva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

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

• duḥsvapnam: bad dream
• duḥsvapnam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duḥ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + svapna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (उपपद/दुष्-पूर्वक) ‘दुःस्वप्नः’

• tuṣṭim: contentment
• tuṣṭim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tuṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• puṣṭim: nourishment/prosperity
• puṣṭim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• prayacchati: bestows
• prayacchati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-yam (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातुः—यम् ‘दाने/प्रयच्छति’; उपसर्गः—प्र

Speaker

Deductive (contextual narrator within Brahmakhaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dawn bath as a protective charm: a devotee emerges from water refreshed; dark shadow-forms of ‘pāpa’ and ‘alakṣmī’ recede; serene face indicating tuṣṭi, robust posture indicating puṣṭi.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmī (by negation: alakṣmī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purification is both spiritual and practical: it removes inauspiciousness and supports steadiness, clarity, and well-being.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single site is named; the verse emphasizes the general efficacy of morning bathing.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performing the morning bath as a daily dhārmic practice to remove impurity and inauspicious influences.