Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणस्तु सुरां पीत्वा मौंजीहोमेन शुध्यति । तिंगिनीं साधयित्वा च न तु नारी विधर्मिता

Transliteration

brāhmaṇastu surāṃ pītvā mauṃjīhomena śudhyati | tiṃginīṃ sādhayitvā ca na tu nārī vidharmitā

Translation

ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣ ସୁରା ପିଇଥିଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ ମୌଞ୍ଜୀ-ହୋମ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଶୁଦ୍ଧ ହୁଏ; କିନ୍ତୁ ତିଙ୍ଗିନୀ-ସାଧନ କଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଅଧର୍ମରେ ପତିତା ନାରୀ ଶୁଦ୍ଧ ହୁଏ ନାହିଁ।

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मणः: a Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषण-अव्यय (particle: 'but/indeed')

• सुराम्: liquor
• सुराम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: surā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पीत्वा: having drunk
• पीत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Prior action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pā (पा धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive)

• मौञ्जीहोमेन: by the mauñjī-homa (a rite)
• मौञ्जीहोमेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mauñjī + homa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (मौञ्ज्या सह/मौञ्जी-सम्बद्धः होमः)

• शुध्यति: is purified
• शुध्यति: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śudh (शुध् धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• तिङ्गिनीम्: a tiṃginī (name of a rite/thing; lit. a large fish)
• तिङ्गिनीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tiṃginī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• साधयित्वा: having performed/accomplished
• साधयित्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Prior action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sādh (साध् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive); causative sense possible by context: 'having accomplished/performed'

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation)

• तु: however
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषण-अव्यय (particle)

• नारी: a woman
• नारी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विधर्मिता: (one) fallen into adharma/defiled
• विधर्मिता: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-dharmita (प्रातिपदिक; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (one who has transgressed dharma/impure by adharma)

Speaker

Gautama

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gautama pronounces a strict ruling; a ritual fire (homa) is envisioned as the means of purification for surā-pāna; the atmosphere is austere and judicial.

Characters & Entities

• Gautama
• Brāhmaṇa
• Mauñjī-homa
• Tiṃginī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It contrasts different notions of expiation (prāyaścitta), stressing that purification is framed by dharma-bound categories in the narrative.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it appears within a broader tīrtha-māhātmya discourse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Mauñjī-homa is cited as a purificatory rite for the transgression of drinking surā (liquor).