Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

पृथिव्यां सागरान्तायां स्नानदानेन यत्फलम् । तत्फलं समवाप्नोति स्नात्वा नन्दाह्रदे नृप

Transliteration

pṛthivyāṃ sāgarāntāyāṃ snānadānena yatphalam | tatphalaṃ samavāpnoti snātvā nandāhrade nṛpa

Translation

ข้าแต่มหาราช ผลบุญใดที่ได้ทั่วแผ่นดินซึ่งมีมหาสมุทรล้อม ด้วยการอาบน้ำศักดิ์สิทธิ์และการให้ทาน ผู้ใดอาบในนัณฑาหรท ย่อมได้ผลนั้นเอง

Word by Word

• पृथिव्याम्: on the earth
• पृथिव्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• सागरान्तायाम्: ocean-bounded
• सागरान्तायाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सागरान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—सागरः अन्तः यस्याः (बहुव्रीहि-प्रायः) / सागरान्ता (कर्मधारय-प्रायः) ‘ocean-bounded’; विशेषणम् ‘पृथिव्याम्’

• स्नानदानेन: by bathing and giving (charity)
• स्नानदानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक) + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; समासः—स्नानं च दानं च (इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-विशेषणम् ‘फलम्’

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् ‘फलम्’

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• समवाप्नोति: attains
• समवाप्नोति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-अव√आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययभावे), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया; ‘having bathed’

• नन्दाह्रदे: in the Nandā lake
• नन्दाह्रदे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दा (प्रातिपदिक) + ह्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—नन्दायाः ह्रदः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• नृप: O king
• नृप: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (contextual; addressing a king in the narrative)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nandā-hrada

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (nṛpa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene sacred lake ringed by trees and small shrines; a king and pilgrims perform snāna while priests prepare dāna; subtle divine presence suggesting Nandā’s sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Nandā-hrada

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Certain tīrthas concentrate immense merit; sincere snāna there can equal widespread ritual acts performed elsewhere.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Nandā-hrada, a celebrated sacred lake in the Reva (Narmadā) region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna at Nandā-hrada; the verse also references dāna (charity) as a standard meritorious act.