Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

अत्र स्नानेन मनुजो देवेंद्रत्वं समश्नुते । गजेन गवयेनात्र शरभेण महौजसा

Transliteration

atra snānena manujo deveṃdratvaṃ samaśnute | gajena gavayenātra śarabheṇa mahaujasā

Translation

ด้วยการอาบน้ำศักดิ์สิทธิ์ ณ ที่นี้ มนุษย์ย่อมบรรลุฐานะเป็นอินทร์ท่ามกลางหมู่เทวะ ที่นี่มีตีรถะซึ่งคชะ ควายะ และศรภะผู้ทรงเดชได้สถาปนาไว้

Word by Word

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• स्नानेन: by bathing
• स्नानेन: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• मनुजः: a man
• मनुजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• देवेन्द्रत्वम्: the status of Indra
• देवेन्द्रत्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेन्द्रत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—देव + इन्द्र + त्व (तत्पुरुषः)

• समश्नुते: attains
• समश्नुते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + अश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• गजेन: by Gaja
• गजेन: Karana (Agent/Instrument in passive sense/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• गवयेन: by Gavaya
• गवयेन: Karana (Agent/Instrument in passive sense/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गवय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• शरभेण: by Śarabha
• शरभेण: Karana (Agent/Instrument in passive sense/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• महौजसा: by the great-powerful (one)
• महौजसा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महौजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—महत् + ओजस् (कर्मधारयः)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu tīrtha(s) founded by Gaja, Gavaya, Śarabha (collective)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Setu bathing place where three founder-figures—Gaja, Gavaya, and the mighty Śarabha—are depicted as consecrators; above, a symbolic Indra motif (vajra, elephant Airāvata, or a radiant throne) indicates the promised fruit.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Gaja
• Gavaya
• Śarabha
• Setu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-snānā is presented as transformative, capable of elevating spiritual rank when aligned with dharma and sacred tradition.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Setu-region tīrtha (contextual “here”), linked with founders named Gaja, Gavaya, and Śarabha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna at the tīrtha, with the stated fruit of attaining devendratva (Indra-like status).