Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

ततः कालेन केनापि पांडवा द्यूतनिर्जिताः । तत्राजग्मुश्च क्रमतस्तीर्थस्नानकृते भुवम्

Transliteration

tataḥ kālena kenāpi pāṃḍavā dyūtanirjitāḥ | tatrājagmuśca kramatastīrthasnānakṛte bhuvam

Translation

Rồi sau một thời gian, các Pāṇḍava—bị thua trong cuộc chơi xúc xắc—đã lần lượt đến nơi ấy, du hành khắp cõi đất vì mục đích tắm gội tại các tīrtha linh thiêng.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — ‘ततः’ = तस्मात्/तदनन्तरम् (thereafter/from there)

• कालेन: by time; after some time
• कालेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन — ‘कालेन’ (by time/after some time)

• केन: by some
• केन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — ‘केन’ (by which/ by some)

• अपि: even; also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात) — ‘अपि’ = even/also; here with ‘केन’ → ‘केनापि’ (by some)

• पाण्डवाः: the Pāṇḍavas
• पाण्डवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — ‘पाण्डवाः’ (the Pāṇḍavas)

• द्यूत-निर्जिताः: defeated in gambling
• द्यूत-निर्जिताः: Karta (Subject-Qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्यूत (प्रातिपदिक) + नि√जि (धातु) → निर्जित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त ‘निर्जित’ (conquered/defeated) + तत्पुरुष-समास (द्यूते निर्जिताः)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण) — ‘तत्र’ (there)

• आजग्मुः: they came
• आजग्मुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन — ‘आजग्मुः’ (they came)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक) — ‘च’ (and)

• क्रमतः: successively
• क्रमतः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रमतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — ‘क्रमतः’ (in order, successively)

• तीर्थ-स्नान-कृते: for the sake of bathing at sacred fords
• तीर्थ-स्नान-कृते: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + स्नान (प्रातिपदिक) + कृते (कृदन्त/अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन), एकवचन — ‘कृते’ = for the sake of; समासः (तीर्थस्नानस्य कृते)

• भुवम्: the earth; the land
• भुवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन — ‘भुवम्’ (earth/land)

Speaker

Narrator (within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Pāṇḍavas, travel-worn after the dice defeat, move in a line across varied terrain—forests, dusty paths, distant shrines—carrying minimal gear, intent on sacred baths.

Characters & Entities

• Pāṇḍava
• Dyūta (dice game)
• Tīrtha
• Snāna (ritual bath)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

After downfall, dharmic recovery is sought through tīrtha-yātrā and sacred bathing—turning suffering into purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse mentions tīrtha-snāna generally; the specific tīrtha is not named in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tīrtha-snāna—ritual bathing at sacred places—is explicitly indicated as their purpose.