Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

वसिष्ठेन समानीता मुनिना यत्र गोमती । स्नातो भवति गंगायां यत्र स्नात्वा कलौ युगे

Transliteration

vasiṣṭhena samānītā muninā yatra gomatī | snāto bhavati gaṃgāyāṃ yatra snātvā kalau yuge

Translation

ที่นั่นมีแม่น้ำโคมตี ซึ่งฤๅษีวสิษฐะได้นำมาสถิตไว้ การอาบน้ำศักดิ์สิทธิ์ที่นั่นเสมอด้วยการอาบในคงคา—ยิ่งนักสำหรับผู้ที่อาบในกาลียุค

Word by Word

• vasiṣṭhena: by Vasiṣṭha
• vasiṣṭhena: Kartr̥/Agent in passive (कर्ता in कर्मणि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasiṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• samānītā: brought/led
• samānītā: Kriya (Participial predicate/क्रियाविशेष)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√nī (धातु) + -ta (कृत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मणि भावः

• muninā: by the sage
• muninā: Kartr̥/Agent in passive (कर्ता in कर्मणि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (Locative sense/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (relative adverb of place)

• gomatī: the (river) Gomatī
• gomatī: Karma/Patient in passive (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gomatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• snātaḥ: (one) having bathed
• snātaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √snā (धातु) + -ta (कृत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘स्नातः’ = ‘having bathed’

• bhavati: becomes
• bhavati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• gaṃgāyām: in the Gaṅgā
• gaṃgāyām: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṃgā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (Locative sense/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (relative adverb of place)

• snātvā: having bathed
• snātvā: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √snā (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः

• kalau: in Kali (age)
• kalau: Adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• yuge: in the age
• yuge: Adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Dvārakā Māhātmya narrative style within Skanda Purāṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gomatī (Dvārakā)

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sage Vasiṣṭha, through tapas and mantra, ‘brings’ the Gomati—depicted as a river-goddess emerging and flowing toward Dvārakā; pilgrims bathe, with a subtle overlay of Gaṅgā iconography to show equivalence.

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Gomatī
• Gaṅgā
• Kali Yuga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In Kali Yuga, tīrtha-bathing performed with faith is emphasized as a powerful and accessible purifier, comparable to Gaṅgā-snān.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Gomatī river-tīrtha associated with Dvārakā, linked to Vasiṣṭha’s sanctifying act.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bathing), explicitly highlighted for Kali Yuga practitioners.