Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

लक्ष्मी तीर्थं ततो गत्वा महदैश्वर्यकारणम् । सस्नौ युधिष्ठिरस्तत्र सानुजो नियमान्वितः

Transliteration

lakṣmī tīrthaṃ tato gatvā mahadaiśvaryakāraṇam | sasnau yudhiṣṭhirastatra sānujo niyamānvitaḥ

Translation

பின்னர் யுதிஷ்டிரன் பெரும் அரசாட்சிக்கும் செல்வத்திற்கும் காரணமான இலக்ஷ்மீ-தீர்த்தத்திற்குச் சென்று, இளைய சகோதரர்களுடன் விரதநியமங்களைப் பின்பற்றி அங்கே நீராடினான்.

Word by Word

• लक्ष्मीतीर्थम्: Lakṣmī-tīrtha
• लक्ष्मीतीर्थम्: Karma (Goal/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (लक्ष्म्याः तीर्थम्)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Discourse/Temporal
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (then/from there)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: अव्ययभाव-कृत् (क्त्वा), ‘having gone’

• महत्: great
• महत्: Karma-qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण ऐश्वर्यकारणम् इति

• ऐश्वर्यकारणम्: cause of sovereignty/prosperity
• ऐश्वर्यकारणम्: Karma-qualifier
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐश्वर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ऐश्वर्यस्य कारणम्) ; लक्ष्मीतीर्थम् इत्यस्य विशेषण

• सस्नौ: bathed
• सस्नौ: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेष-नाम

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• सानुजः: with his younger brothers
• सानुजः: Karta-qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय-सह) + अनुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव (अनुजैः सह) ; विशेषण युधिष्ठिरः इति

• नियमान्वितः: endowed with observances (disciplined)
• नियमान्वितः: Karta-qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियम (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक/कृत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (नियमैः अन्वितः = endowed with observances) ; विशेषण युधिष्ठिरः इति

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration of tīrtha-visit)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Lakṣmī-tīrtha

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At Lakṣmī-tīrtha, Yudhiṣṭhira and his brothers perform a solemn bath: wet garments, hands in añjali, sacred thread visible; a priest/sage guides; the water shines with lotus and śrī symbols; an aura of sovereignty (crown/banner) appears symbolically above Yudhiṣṭhira, indicating mahad-aiśvarya.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmī-tīrtha
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Younger brothers (Pāṇḍavas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Prosperity is portrayed as a fruit of disciplined devotion—snāna joined with niyama at a powerful tīrtha.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Lakṣmī-tīrtha, explicitly called a source of great aiśvarya (sovereign prosperity).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna at Lakṣmī-tīrtha with niyama (vowed restraints/observances), performed along with one’s companions.