Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

तस्य तुष्टा वरं दद्यात्स्नापिता पूजिता स्तुता । अनिष्टानि च सर्वाणि नाशयेद्धर्मपुत्रिका

Transliteration

tasya tuṣṭā varaṃ dadyātsnāpitā pūjitā stutā | aniṣṭāni ca sarvāṇi nāśayeddharmaputrikā

Translation

เมื่อพระนางพอพระทัยด้วยการสรงน้ำ บูชา และสรรเสริญแล้ว ธิดาแห่งธรรมย่อมประทานพร และทำลายสิ่งอัปมงคลทั้งปวงให้สิ้นไป

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-शब्दः; षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), एकवचनम् (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-सम्भव (contextual)

• तुष्टा: being pleased
• तुष्टा: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष् (धातु) → तुष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः (Past passive participle/क्त); स्त्रीलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd), एकवचनम्

• स्नापिता: having been bathed
• स्नापिता: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्ना (धातु) → स्नापित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः (Past passive participle/क्त); स्त्रीलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; (स्नापिता=स्नापिता सा)

• पूजिता: having been worshipped
• पूजिता: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) → पूजित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः (Past passive participle/क्त); स्त्रीलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• स्तुता: having been praised
• स्तुता: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्तु (धातु) → स्तुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः (Past passive participle/क्त); स्त्रीलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• अनिष्टानि: undesirable things/evils
• अनिष्टानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), बहुवचनम् (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifying अनिष्टानि)

• नाशयेत्: should destroy/remove
• नाशयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश्/नाशय् (धातु; causative)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; णिच्-प्रत्ययान्त (causative)

• धर्मपुत्रिका: the daughter of Dharma (Dharmaputrikā)
• धर्मपुत्रिका: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्रिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (धर्मस्य पुत्रिका)

Speaker

Narratorial voice (contextual Purāṇic narration within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A forest-kshetra shrine of Devī: devotees bathe/ablute the goddess image, offer flowers and lamps, and sing hymns; a subtle aura dispels dark omens around them.

Characters & Entities

• Dharmaputrikā
• Śrīmātā
• Sarasvatī
• Dharmāraṇya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional worship—especially bathing, pūjā, and stuti—invites divine grace that removes inauspicious karma and grants fitting boons.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is the praised sacred forest-region within the Brāhma Khaṇḍa’s Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa, where the Goddess’ grace is highlighted.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ritual bathing of the deity (snāpana), followed by pūjā and stuti (hymnic praise).