Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

ततः सौभद्रमासाद्य महर्षेस्तीर्थुमुत्तमम् । विगाह्य तरसा वीरः स्नानं चक्रे परंतपः

Transliteration

tataḥ saubhadramāsādya maharṣestīrthumuttamam | vigāhya tarasā vīraḥ snānaṃ cakre paraṃtapaḥ

Translation

Bấy giờ, Arjuna—vị dũng sĩ thiêu đốt kẻ thù—đến Saubhadra, bến tắm thánh tối thượng của bậc đại hiền, liền lao xuống nước thật nhanh và cử hành nghi lễ tắm gội thanh tịnh.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Time/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/अनन्तरवाचक-अव्यय (thereafter)

• saubhadram: Saubhadra (name of a tīrtha)
• saubhadram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saubhadra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तीर्थनाम (proper noun)

• āsādya: having reached
• āsādya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā√sad (सद् धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive), अव्ययभाव; अर्थः—प्राप्य (having reached)

• maharṣeḥ: of the great sage
• maharṣeḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maharṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• tīrtham: pilgrimage place
• tīrtham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• uttamam: excellent, best
• uttamam: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (tīrtham-विशेष्य)

• vigāhya: having plunged (into the water)
• vigāhya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi√gāh (गाह् धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive), अव्ययभाव; अर्थः—अवगाह्य/प्रविश्य (having plunged into)

• tarasā: with speed
• tarasā: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: taras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; साधन/रीतिवाचक (with speed)

• vīraḥ: the hero
• vīraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• cakre: did, performed
• cakre: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• paraṃtapaḥ: scorcher of foes
• paraṃtapaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: param (प्रातिपदिक) + tapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कर्मधारय/उपपद-तत्पुरुषः: परान् तापयति इति)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual, within Māheśvara-khaṇḍa frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Saubhadra

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Arjuna arrives at Saubhadra tīrtha and plunges swiftly into the water; dynamic entry splash contrasts with sacred stillness; sages’ presence implied by ‘mahārṣeḥ’.

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Saubhadra Tīrtha
• Maharṣi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage culminates in purifying action—snāna at a renowned tīrtha—uniting devotion, place, and practice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Saubhadra Tīrtha, described as an excellent tīrtha associated with a great ṛṣi.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bathing) upon entering the tīrtha waters.