Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 99

Devanagari script

सेतुमज्जनमात्रेण यथा तुष्यति शंकरः । न तुल्यं विद्यते तेजोयथा सौरेण तेजसा

Transliteration

setumajjanamātreṇa yathā tuṣyati śaṃkaraḥ | na tulyaṃ vidyate tejoyathā saureṇa tejasā

Translation

సేతువులో కేవలం స్నానం చేసిన మాత్రాన శంకరుడు ఎంతగా తృప్తి చెందుతాడో! సూర్య తేజస్సుకు సమానమైన తేజస్సు లేనట్లే, దానికి సమానమేదీ లేదు.

Word by Word

• सेतुमज्जनमात्रेण: by mere bathing at the bridge
• सेतुमज्जनमात्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेतु-मज्जन-मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन (singular)

• यथा: as/just as
• यथा: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—उपमान/सम्बन्धबोधक (comparative/relative adverb: ‘as’)

• तुष्यति: is pleased
• तुष्यति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); परस्मैपदम्

• शंकरः: Śaṅkara
• शंकरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन (singular)

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—निषेध (negation particle)

• तुल्यम्: equal
• तुल्यम्: Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन (singular); विधेय-विशेषण (predicative adjective)

• विद्यते: exists/is found
• विद्यते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); आत्मनेपदम्

• तेजः: splendour/power
• तेजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन (singular)

• यथा: as
• यथा: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—उपमान/सम्बन्धबोधक (comparative adverb: ‘as’)

• सौरेण: solar/of the Sun
• सौरेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण (qualifier)

• तेजसा: by splendour
• तेजसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic tīrtha-māhātmya praise)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu-tīrtha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee bathes at Setu as the sun rises; Śiva’s satisfaction is portrayed as a radiant blessing; the ocean and sun together embody ‘tejas’.

Characters & Entities

• Setu/Setubandha
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• Sūrya (Sun)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A single sincere act at a powerful tīrtha—Setu-snānā—can awaken immense divine favor, surpassing ordinary merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setubandha (Rāma Setu) as a tīrtha where bathing itself is proclaimed exceptionally pleasing to Śiva.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Setu-majjana (bathing/immersion at the Setu) is explicitly praised as a highly efficacious rite.