Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

स्नात्वा कुण्डे महाराज संपूज्यैकाग्रमानसः । सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा इन्द्रलोके महीयते

Transliteration

snātvā kuṇḍe mahārāja saṃpūjyaikāgramānasaḥ | sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā indraloke mahīyate

Translation

اے مہاراج، کُنڈ میں اشنان کر کے اور یکسو دل سے پوجا کر کے، جس کی آتما سب گناہوں سے پاک ہو جائے، وہ اِندر لوک میں معزز کیا جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु) → स्नात्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त/gerund) — 'having bathed'

• कुण्डे: in the pond
• कुण्डे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — अधिकरण

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th), एकवचन — vocative; समासः: महा + राजन्

• संपूज्य: having worshipped well
• संपूज्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु) → संपूज्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-समकक्ष (ल्यप्/absolutive) — 'having duly worshipped'

• एकाग्रमानसः: with a focused mind
• एकाग्रमानसः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकाग्र + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — विशेषण; समासः: एकाग्रं मानसं यस्य (कर्मधारय)

• सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा: whose soul is purified of all sins
• सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + पाप + विशुद्ध + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — बहुव्रीहिः: सर्वपापैः विशुद्धः आत्मा यस्य

• इन्द्रलोके: in Indra's world
• इन्द्रलोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — अधिकरण; समासः: इन्द्रस्य लोकः

• महीयते: is honored
• महीयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद — passive/ātmanepada sense 'is honored/glorified'

Speaker

Narrator addressing a king (mahārāja)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Indreśvara/Jayaṃteśa Kuṇḍa

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A king (addressed as mahārāja)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim-king bathes in a sacred kuṇḍa, then worships the liṅga with unwavering attention; the water shines, sins symbolically washed away, and a vision of Indra-loka honor appears as celestial light.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Kuṇḍa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purification arises from sacred action joined with mental focus; the promised fruit is both moral cleansing and exalted destiny.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The kuṇḍa (sacred pond) and associated Śiva worship-place in the Indreśvara/Jayaṃteśa narrative of Dharmāraṇya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bathe in the kuṇḍa and perform complete worship with an ekāgra (single-pointed) mind.