Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

ततः सौभद्रमासाद्य महर्षेस्तीर्थुमुत्तमम् । विगाह्य तरसा वीरः स्नानं चक्रे परंतपः

Transliteration

tataḥ saubhadramāsādya maharṣestīrthumuttamam | vigāhya tarasā vīraḥ snānaṃ cakre paraṃtapaḥ

Translation

பின்னர் பகைவரைச் சுடும் வீரன் அர்ஜுனன், மகரிஷியின் உத்தம தீர்த்தமான ‘சௌபத்ர’த்தை அடைந்து, விரைவாக அதில் மூழ்கி ஸ்நான விதியை நிறைவேற்றினான்.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Time/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/अनन्तरवाचक-अव्यय (thereafter)

• saubhadram: Saubhadra (name of a tīrtha)
• saubhadram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saubhadra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तीर्थनाम (proper noun)

• āsādya: having reached
• āsādya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā√sad (सद् धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive), अव्ययभाव; अर्थः—प्राप्य (having reached)

• maharṣeḥ: of the great sage
• maharṣeḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maharṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• tīrtham: pilgrimage place
• tīrtham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• uttamam: excellent, best
• uttamam: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (tīrtham-विशेष्य)

• vigāhya: having plunged (into the water)
• vigāhya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi√gāh (गाह् धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive), अव्ययभाव; अर्थः—अवगाह्य/प्रविश्य (having plunged into)

• tarasā: with speed
• tarasā: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: taras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; साधन/रीतिवाचक (with speed)

• vīraḥ: the hero
• vīraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• snānam: bath
• snānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• cakre: did, performed
• cakre: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• paraṃtapaḥ: scorcher of foes
• paraṃtapaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: param (प्रातिपदिक) + tapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कर्मधारय/उपपद-तत्पुरुषः: परान् तापयति इति)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual, within Māheśvara-khaṇḍa frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Saubhadra

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Arjuna arrives at Saubhadra tīrtha and plunges swiftly into the water; dynamic entry splash contrasts with sacred stillness; sages’ presence implied by ‘mahārṣeḥ’.

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Saubhadra Tīrtha
• Maharṣi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage culminates in purifying action—snāna at a renowned tīrtha—uniting devotion, place, and practice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Saubhadra Tīrtha, described as an excellent tīrtha associated with a great ṛṣi.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bathing) upon entering the tīrtha waters.