Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

व्याधयश्च विनश्यंति लक्ष्मीतीर्थनिषेवणात् । श्रेयः सुविपुलं लोके लभ्यते नात्र संशयः

Transliteration

vyādhayaśca vinaśyaṃti lakṣmītīrthaniṣevaṇāt | śreyaḥ suvipulaṃ loke labhyate nātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

லக்ஷ்மீ-தீர்த்தத்தை பக்தியுடன் நாடி சேவிப்பதால் நோய்களும் அழிகின்றன. இவ்வுலகில் மிகப் பெரிய நலனும் மங்கலச் செல்வமும் கிடைக்கும்—இதில் ஐயமில்லை.

Word by Word

• vyādhayaḥ: diseases
• vyādhayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyādhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्तृ

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

• vinaśyanti: perish completely
• vinaśyanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: naś (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग ‘वि-’

• lakṣmī-tīrtha-niṣevaṇāt: from resorting to/serving Lakṣmī-tīrtha
• lakṣmī-tīrtha-niṣevaṇāt: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Ablative/हेतु-अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmī (प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक) + niṣevaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; हेतु/अपादान; तत्पुरुष (lakṣmyāḥ tīrthasya niṣevaṇam)

• śreyaḥ: welfare, highest good
• śreyaḥ: Karta (Subject in passive/कर्तृस्थानी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śreyas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृ (passive construction with labhyate)

• su-vipulam: very abundant, great
• su-vipulam: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (अव्यय-उपसर्ग/उपपद) + vipula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (śreyaḥ)

• loke: in the world
• loke: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अधिकरण

• labhyate: is obtained
• labhyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• na: not
• na: Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• atra: here, in this matter
• atra: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृ (अस्ति-लोपे ‘नास्ति’)

Speaker

Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Lakṣmī-tīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pāṇḍava (contextual continuation)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee weakened by illness approaches Lakṣmī-tīrtha, bathes, and rises renewed; attendants offer clean cloth; the environment glows with auspicious light; lotus motifs suggest Śrī’s benign presence.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Lakṣmī-tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-sevā is praised as holistic: it supports bodily health, worldly welfare, and spiritual auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Lakṣmī-tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Niṣevaṇa—devoutly visiting, attending, and practicing bathing/ritual conduct at Lakṣmī-tīrtha.