Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

स स्नानमकरोत्तत्र श्रद्धापूतेन चेतसा । स्नातमात्रस्य तस्याथ तस्मिन्नेव जलाशये

Transliteration

sa snānamakarottatra śraddhāpūtena cetasā | snātamātrasya tasyātha tasminneva jalāśaye

Translation

ณ ที่นั้น พระองค์ทรงประกอบสรงน้ำศักดิ์สิทธิ์ด้วยดวงจิตที่ชำระด้วยศรัทธา และทันทีที่สรงเสร็จ ณ สระน้ำนั้นเอง…

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• स्नानम्: bath
• स्नानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अकरोत्: did; performed
• अकरोत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of place)

• श्रद्धापूतेन: purified by faith
• श्रद्धापूतेन: Karana (Instrument qualifier/करणविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रद्धा-पूत (प्रातिपदिक; श्रद्धा + पूत)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग? (चेतस्-शब्दस्य नपुंसकलिङ्गत्वात्), तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘श्रद्धया पूतम्’ इति तृतीया-तत्पुरुषभावः; विशेषण (qualifying ‘चेतसा’)

• चेतसा: with mind; with consciousness
• चेतसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• स्नातमात्रस्य: of one who had just bathed
• स्नातमात्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्नात-मात्र (प्रातिपदिक; स्नात + मात्र)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (‘स्नातः मात्रः’ = just bathed); ‘तस्य’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle), अनन्तरार्थक

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• एव: indeed; right
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle), अवधारण

• जलाशये: in the water-reservoir; in the lake
• जलाशये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जलाशय (प्रातिपदिक; जल + आशय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (‘जलस्य आशयः’ = reservoir)

Speaker

Pulastya (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nirmalodaka

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king steps into the clear water, hands joined in saṅkalpa; ripples spread; attendants wait respectfully; the reservoir is calm and luminous, suggesting sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Nirmalodaka (implied)
• King
• Jalāśaya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śraddhā (faith) is the purifier that makes external tīrtha-rites inwardly transformative.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The jalāśaya (reservoir) of Nirmalodaka at Arbuda, where the king bathes.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bathing) performed with śraddhā—an inner qualification emphasized by the text.