Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 68

Devanagari script

हस्तौ शिरो न धुनुयान्नाकर्षेदासनं पदा । करेण नो मृजेद्गात्रं स्नानवस्त्रेण वा पुनः

Transliteration

hastau śiro na dhunuyānnākarṣedāsanaṃ padā | kareṇa no mṛjedgātraṃ snānavastreṇa vā punaḥ

Translation

Không nên vung lắc tay trên đầu, cũng không được dùng chân kéo lê chỗ ngồi. Không nên chà xát thân thể bằng tay hay bằng khăn tắm theo cách bất kính, không đúng phép.

Word by Word

• हस्तौ: (one's) two hands
• हस्तौ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन (Dual)

• शिरः: head
• शिरः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• धुनुयात्: should shake
• धुनुयात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धुन् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: nor / not
• न: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negative particle)

• आकर्षेत्: should drag/pull
• आकर्षेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√कृष् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• आसनम्: seat, sitting place
• आसनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• पदा: with the foot
• पदा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• करेण: with the hand
• करेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• उ: indeed/at all (emphatic)
• उ: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उ (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/contrast), ‘नो’ इत्यत्र संहितायाम्

• मृजेत्: should wipe/clean
• मृजेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मृज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• गात्रम्: body/limb
• गात्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्नानवस्त्रेण: with a bathing cloth
• स्नानवस्त्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान-वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक; स्नान + वस्त्र)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/पुनरावृत्ति-वाचक-अव्यय (adverb: again)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced: Brāhma Khaṇḍa didactic narration in Dharmāraṇya context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim at a tīrtha-ghāṭa completes snāna with composed posture, not shaking water over the head, not dragging a seat with the foot, drying respectfully with a cloth while maintaining decorum; nearby are steps, kalasha, and other bathers observing rules.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is preserved through refined bodily discipline, cleanliness, and respectful etiquette.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named; it is general guidance for maintaining decorum, especially relevant in sacred settings.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna-related and general etiquette prescriptions: avoid improper body rubbing and disrespectful handling of seats.