Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

स्नात्वा कुण्डे महाराज संपूज्यैकाग्रमानसः । सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा इन्द्रलोके महीयते

Transliteration

snātvā kuṇḍe mahārāja saṃpūjyaikāgramānasaḥ | sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā indraloke mahīyate

Translation

மகாராஜா, குண்டத்தில் நீராடி ஒருமனத்துடன் பூஜை செய்தால், எல்லாப் பாவங்களிலிருந்து தூய்மையடைந்தவன் இந்திரலோகத்தில் மதிக்கப்படுவான்.

Word by Word

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु) → स्नात्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त/gerund) — 'having bathed'

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

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th), एकवचन — vocative; समासः: महा + राजन्

• संपूज्य: having worshipped well
• संपूज्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु) → संपूज्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-समकक्ष (ल्यप्/absolutive) — 'having duly worshipped'

• एकाग्रमानसः: with a focused mind
• एकाग्रमानसः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकाग्र + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — विशेषण; समासः: एकाग्रं मानसं यस्य (कर्मधारय)

• सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा: whose soul is purified of all sins
• सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + पाप + विशुद्ध + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — बहुव्रीहिः: सर्वपापैः विशुद्धः आत्मा यस्य

• इन्द्रलोके: in Indra's world
• इन्द्रलोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — अधिकरण; समासः: इन्द्रस्य लोकः

• महीयते: is honored
• महीयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद — passive/ātmanepada sense 'is honored/glorified'

Speaker

Narrator addressing a king (mahārāja)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Indreśvara/Jayaṃteśa Kuṇḍa

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A king (addressed as mahārāja)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim-king bathes in a sacred kuṇḍa, then worships the liṅga with unwavering attention; the water shines, sins symbolically washed away, and a vision of Indra-loka honor appears as celestial light.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Kuṇḍa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purification arises from sacred action joined with mental focus; the promised fruit is both moral cleansing and exalted destiny.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The kuṇḍa (sacred pond) and associated Śiva worship-place in the Indreśvara/Jayaṃteśa narrative of Dharmāraṇya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bathe in the kuṇḍa and perform complete worship with an ekāgra (single-pointed) mind.