Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

तथा तद्दिवसे तत्र स्नानं कृत्वा विधानतः । लिंगं ये पूजयिष्यंति न तेषां विद्यते भयम्

Transliteration

tathā taddivase tatra snānaṃ kṛtvā vidhānataḥ | liṃgaṃ ye pūjayiṣyaṃti na teṣāṃ vidyate bhayam

Translation

اسی دن جو لوگ وہاں شاستری ودھی کے مطابق اشنان کرکے لِنگ کی پوجا کریں گے، ان کے لیے کوئی خوف باقی نہ رہے گا۔

Word by Word

• tathā: thus/likewise
• tathā: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb ‘thus/likewise’)

• tat: on that
• tat: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘divase’ इति विशेषण

• divase: day
• divase: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

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

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Purvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having done’

• vidhānataḥ: according to prescription
• vidhānataḥ: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vidhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb) = ‘according to rule’

• liṅgam: the liṅga
• liṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ye: those who
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक सर्वनाम

• pūjayiṣyanti: will worship
• pūjayiṣyanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• na: not
• na: Negation (Nipāta)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक निपात (negation particle)

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• vidyate: exists/is found
• vidyate: Kriya (Existence)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vid (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; भावे प्रयोगः—‘exists’

• bhayam: fear
• bhayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (continuing from preceding context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya-tīrtha (implied bathing spot)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devas / pilgrims-by-extension

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims at dawn performing ritual bath in a sacred waterbody, then approaching a radiant liṅga with offerings; an aura of protection (abhaya) surrounds them, dispelling shadowy fear-forms.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva-liṅga
• snāna (ritual bath)
• pūjā (worship)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Disciplined worship (snāna + pūjā) at a sanctified site dispels fear by aligning one with divine protection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The bathing-place and liṅga-site within Dharmāraṇya are praised as fear-destroying.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform snāna there on the specified day, following due injunctions, and then worship the Śiva-liṅga.