Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

स्नात्वा स विमले तोये संस्थाप्य त्रिपुरान्तकम् । जगाम त्रिदशावासं पूज्यमानोऽप्सरोगणैः

Transliteration

snātvā sa vimale toye saṃsthāpya tripurāntakam | jagāma tridaśāvāsaṃ pūjyamāno'psarogaṇaiḥ

Translation

ครั้นอาบสนานในสายน้ำอันบริสุทธิ์ผ่องใส และสถาปนาการบูชาแด่ตรีปุรานตกะแล้ว เขาก็ไปสู่เทวโลก อันหมู่อัปสรทั้งหลายถวายการสักการะ

Word by Word

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya (Gerundial action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्नात्वा (क्त्वान्त; √स्ना)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (prior action)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• विमले: pure, spotless
• विमले: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); विशेषण

• तोये: in water
• तोये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• संस्थाप्य: having installed/established
• संस्थाप्य: Kriya (Gerundial action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + √स्था (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-समकक्ष अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकाल (prior action)

• त्रिपुर-अन्तकम्: Tripurāntaka (Śiva, destroyer of Tripura)
• त्रिपुर-अन्तकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिपुर (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• त्रिदश-आवासम्: abode of the gods (heaven)
• त्रिदश-आवासम्: Karma (Destination as object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदश (प्रातिपदिक) + आवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• पूज्यमानः: being worshipped/honoured
• पूज्यमानः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज्यमान (कृदन्त; √पूज्, कर्मणि वर्तमान-काल)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि कृदन्त (present passive participle), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); विशेषण

• अप्सरः-गणैः: by groups of apsarases
• अप्सरः-गणैः: Karana (Agent/Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

Speaker

Purāṇic narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā/Narmadā

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On the Narmadā bank, Indra bathes in clear waters, then installs and worships Tripurāntaka; afterward he ascends to the divine abode, greeted and honored by apsarā hosts.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Narmadā/Revā (implied by context of bathing)
• Śiva (Tripurāntaka)
• Apsarases
• Tridaśas (gods)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purification is completed by devotion: tīrtha-snāna joined with Śiva-pūjā restores honor and spiritual standing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The pure waters of the Revā/Narmadā tīrtha setting (from the immediate context) are the locus of the rite.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna in pure waters and establishing/worshiping Tripurāntaka (Śiva).