Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

उत्साहमेधासौभाग्यरूपसंपत्प्रवर्द्धकम् । प्राजापत्यसमं प्राहुस्तन्महाघविनाशकृत्

Transliteration

utsāhamedhāsaubhāgyarūpasaṃpatpravarddhakam | prājāpatyasamaṃ prāhustanmahāghavināśakṛt

Translation

இது உற்சாகம், அறிவுத்திறன், நல்வாழ்வு, அழகு, செல்வம் ஆகியவற்றை வளர்க்கும். இதை பிராஜாபத்ய விரதத்துக்கு ஒப்பென கூறுவர்; இது பெரும் பாவங்களை அழிக்கும்.

Word by Word

• utsāha-medhā-saubhāgya-rūpa-saṃpat-pravarddhakam: that which increases zeal, intelligence, good fortune, beauty, and prosperity
• utsāha-medhā-saubhāgya-rūpa-saṃpat-pravarddhakam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: utsāha (प्रातिपदिक) + medhā (प्रातिपदिक) + saubhāgya (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃpat (प्रातिपदिक) + pravarddhaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (बहु-षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध-निर्देशः) ‘उत्साहादीनां प्रवर्द्धकम्’

• prājāpatya-samam: equal to the prājāpatya (rite/merit)
• prājāpatya-samam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prājāpatya (प्रातिपदिक) + sama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (कर्मधारयार्थः) ‘प्राजापत्येन समम्’

• prāhuḥ: they have said
• prāhuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-āh (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; धातुः—आह्/अह् ‘वचने’; उपसर्गः—प्र

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• mahā-agha-vināśa-kṛt: destroyer of great sin
• mahā-agha-vināśa-kṛt: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + agha (प्रातिपदिक) + vināśa (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛt (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष ‘महदघस्य विनाशं करोति’ (कृदन्तः—कृत्, कर्तरि)

Speaker

Deductive (contextual narrator within Brahmakhaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Allegorical scene: dawn bath radiating a sacrificial aura—like a subtle yajña—bestowing tejas, medhā, saubhāgya; dark ‘sins’ dissolving into water.

Characters & Entities

• Prajāpati

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A simple daily act of purification can function like a powerful expiation—supporting both worldly well-being and moral-spiritual cleansing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse highlights the intrinsic power of the purificatory practice itself.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The practice under discussion (contextually, morning bath/purification) is praised as equivalent to a prājāpatya expiation and as a destroyer of major sins.