Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 74

Devanagari script

सर्वकामफलप्राप्तिर्जायते नात्र संशयः । अत्र यः कुरुते स्नानं स वशिष्ठसमो भवेत्

Transliteration

sarvakāmaphalaprāptirjāyate nātra saṃśayaḥ | atra yaḥ kurute snānaṃ sa vaśiṣṭhasamo bhavet

Translation

Dito, ang pagkakamit ng bunga ng lahat ng ninanais ay nagaganap—walang alinlangan. Sinumang maligo rito ay nagiging kapantay ni Vasiṣṭha sa kabanalan at gantimpala.

Word by Word

• सर्वकामफलप्राप्तिः: attainment of the fruits of all desires
• सर्वकामफलप्राप्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक) + प्राप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां कामानां फलस्य प्राप्तिः)

• जायते: arises / occurs
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

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

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• कुरुते: does / performs
• कुरुते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• स्नानम्: bath
• स्नानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; निर्देशार्थक सर्वनाम (demonstrative)

• वशिष्ठसमः: equal to Vasiṣṭha
• वशिष्ठसमः: Karta (Subject Complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वशिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (वशिष्ठ इव समः)

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Result/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā-snāna (Sarayū-associated tīrtha)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim emerges from sacred waters radiant, while a subtle vision of Vasiṣṭha appears behind—symbolizing ‘Vasiṣṭha-sāmya’; the ghat glows with auspicious light, suggesting wish-fulfillment and purification.

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-bathing, when done with faith and rule, is portrayed as a direct means to great merit and fulfillment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The bathing-place at Vasiṣṭha-kuṇḍa in Ayodhyā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform snāna at the tīrtha; the verse states its assured fruits.