Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

स्नात्वा स विमले तोये संस्थाप्य त्रिपुरान्तकम् । जगाम त्रिदशावासं पूज्यमानोऽप्सरोगणैः

Transliteration

snātvā sa vimale toye saṃsthāpya tripurāntakam | jagāma tridaśāvāsaṃ pūjyamāno'psarogaṇaiḥ

Translation

پاکیزہ پانی میں غسل کر کے اور تریپورانتک کی پرستش قائم کر کے، وہ اپسراؤں کے جتھوں کی تعظیم کے ساتھ دیوتاؤں کے دھام کو چلا گیا۔

Word by Word

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya (Gerundial action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्नात्वा (क्त्वान्त; √स्ना)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (prior action)

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

• विमले: pure, spotless
• विमले: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); विशेषण

• तोये: in water
• तोये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• संस्थाप्य: having installed/established
• संस्थाप्य: Kriya (Gerundial action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + √स्था (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-समकक्ष अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकाल (prior action)

• त्रिपुर-अन्तकम्: Tripurāntaka (Śiva, destroyer of Tripura)
• त्रिपुर-अन्तकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिपुर (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• त्रिदश-आवासम्: abode of the gods (heaven)
• त्रिदश-आवासम्: Karma (Destination as object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदश (प्रातिपदिक) + आवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• पूज्यमानः: being worshipped/honoured
• पूज्यमानः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज्यमान (कृदन्त; √पूज्, कर्मणि वर्तमान-काल)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि कृदन्त (present passive participle), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); विशेषण

• अप्सरः-गणैः: by groups of apsarases
• अप्सरः-गणैः: Karana (Agent/Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

Speaker

Purāṇic narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā/Narmadā

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On the Narmadā bank, Indra bathes in clear waters, then installs and worships Tripurāntaka; afterward he ascends to the divine abode, greeted and honored by apsarā hosts.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Narmadā/Revā (implied by context of bathing)
• Śiva (Tripurāntaka)
• Apsarases
• Tridaśas (gods)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purification is completed by devotion: tīrtha-snāna joined with Śiva-pūjā restores honor and spiritual standing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The pure waters of the Revā/Narmadā tīrtha setting (from the immediate context) are the locus of the rite.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna in pure waters and establishing/worshiping Tripurāntaka (Śiva).