Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 101

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्कुण्डे ततः स्नानं कृतं सर्वैर्महात्मभिः । भयत्रस्तैर्विशुद्ध्यर्थं शेषैरपि महात्मभिः

Transliteration

tasminkuṇḍe tataḥ snānaṃ kṛtaṃ sarvairmahātmabhiḥ | bhayatrastairviśuddhyarthaṃ śeṣairapi mahātmabhiḥ

Translation

ਫਿਰ ਉਸ ਕੁੰਡ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਭ ਮਹਾਤਮਿਆਂ ਨੇ ਸਨਾਨ ਕੀਤਾ; ਅਤੇ ਜੋ ਹੋਰ ਮਹਾਤਮਾ ਡਰ ਨਾਲ ਕੰਬ ਰਹੇ ਸਨ, ਉਹਨਾਂ ਨੇ ਵੀ ਸ਼ੁੱਧੀ ਲਈ ਉੱਥੇ ਹੀ ਸਨਾਨ ਕੀਤਾ।

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• कुण्डे: pond
• कुण्डे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रम/अपादानार्थक (adverb: then/from there)

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• कृतम्: was done
• कृतम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive sense)

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Karana (Instrument/Agent-in-passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• महात्मभिः: by great-souled ones
• महात्मभिः: Karana (Instrument/Agent-in-passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• भयत्रस्तैः: by those frightened
• भयत्रस्तैः: Karana (Instrument/Agent-in-passive/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भय + त्रस्त (प्रातिपदिक; त्रस्त = कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (भयेन त्रस्ताः)

• विशुद्ध्यर्थम्: for purification
• विशुद्ध्यर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशुद्धि + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विशुद्धेः अर्थः = for purification)

• शेषैः: by the remaining (others)
• शेषैः: Karana (Instrument/Agent-in-passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/अपि-कार (particle: also/even)

• महात्मभिः: by great-souled ones
• महात्मभिः: Karana (Instrument/Agent-in-passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kuṇḍa of the narrative (name not stated in given verses)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of mahātmans, some visibly anxious, descend stone steps into a lotus-filled kuṇḍa; they cup water, immerse, and emerge calm, with brāhmaṇas chanting on the bank.

Characters & Entities

• Kuṇḍa (sacred pond)
• Mahātmās

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Taking refuge in a tīrtha through snāna is portrayed as a direct means to remove fear and restore purity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A particular kuṇḍa described in Adhyāya 113; the verse emphasizes its role as a purifier.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bathing) in the kuṇḍa for viśuddhi (purification).