Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मलोके च वैकुण्ठे कैलासेऽपि शिवालये । रंतुमिच्छा भवेद्येषां ते सेतौ स्नांतु सादरम्

Transliteration

brahmaloke ca vaikuṇṭhe kailāse'pi śivālaye | raṃtumicchā bhavedyeṣāṃ te setau snāṃtu sādaram

Translation

ผู้ใดปรารถนาจะรื่นรมย์ในพรหมโลก ในไวกุณฐะ หรือแม้แต่ไกรลาส—นิเวศน์แห่งพระศิวะ—ผู้นั้นพึงอาบน้ำที่เสตุด้วยความเคารพศรัทธา

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मलोके: in Brahmaloka
• ब्रह्मलोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण; समासः तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मणः लोकः)

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

• वैकुण्ठे: in Vaikuṇṭha
• वैकुण्ठे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैकुण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण

• कैलासे: on Kailāsa
• कैलासे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• शिवालये: in Śiva’s abode
• शिवालये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण; समासः तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य आलयः)

• रन्तुम्: to enjoy/delight
• रन्तुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रम् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), अव्ययभाव; धातु: रम् (to delight/enjoy)

• इच्छा: desire
• इच्छा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इच्छा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्ता

• भवेत्: may arise
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; धातु: भू (to be/arise)

• येषाम्: of whom
• येषाम्: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्ता

• सेतौ: at Setu
• सेतौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण

• स्नान्तु: let them bathe
• स्नान्तु: Kriya (Injunction/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; धातु: स्ना (to bathe)

• सादरम्: with reverence
• सादरम्: Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/प्रातिपदिक) + आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb) = 'आदरेण सह'

Speaker

Unknown (Setukhaṇḍa narrative voice; context not provided in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu / Setubandha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages/brāhmaṇas (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee bathing reverently at Setu while three luminous pathways rise: one to Brahmaloka (four-faced Brahmā’s realm), one to Vaikuṇṭha (Nārāyaṇa’s radiant city), one to Kailāsa (snowy peak with Śiva), all emanating from the same sacred water.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmaloka
• Vaikuṇṭha
• Kailāsa
• Śiva
• Setu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Setu is portrayed as a gateway-tīrtha whose worshipful bathing can lead to exalted divine realms.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu Tīrtha (Rāma Setu region), praised as capable of granting access to Brahmaloka, Vaikuṇṭha, and Kailāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bathing at Setu performed sādaram—reverently and devotedly.