Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

संक्रान्तौ च व्यतीपाते विषुवे चायने तथा । चन्द्रहास्ये नरः स्नात्वा सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते

Transliteration

saṃkrāntau ca vyatīpāte viṣuve cāyane tathā | candrahāsye naraḥ snātvā sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate

Translation

في السَّنكرانتي (Saṅkrānti)، وفي فياتيباتا (Vyatīpāta)، وفي الاعتدال، وكذلك في الانقلاب، من اغتسل في تشندراهاسيا (Candrahāsya) تحرّر من جميع الآثام.

Word by Word

• संक्रान्तौ: at the saṅkrānti (solar transit)
• संक्रान्तौ: Adhikarana (Time/काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संक्रान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• व्यतीपाते: at vyatīpāta (astronomical yoga)
• व्यतीपाते: Adhikarana (Time/काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यतीपात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• विषुवे: at the equinox
• विषुवे: Adhikarana (Time/काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विषुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अयने: at the solstice/ayana
• अयने: Adhikarana (Time/काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Modifier (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थ (likewise/also)

• चन्द्रहास्ये: at Candrahāsya
• चन्द्रहास्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्रहास्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तीर्थ-नाम

• नरः: a man/person
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala-Kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्ना (धातु) (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having bathed)

• सर्वपापैः: from all sins
• सर्वपापैः: Apadana (Separation/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः—सर्वाणि पापानि (all sins)

• प्रमुच्यते: is freed
• प्रमुच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग (is released)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Candrahāsya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ritual bathing scene at Candrahāsya: pilgrims enter the Narmadā at dawn while a priest marks the parva (saṅkrānti/viṣuva/ayana) with a small altar; sun and moon symbols appear overhead indicating cosmic alignment.

Characters & Entities

• Candrahāsya
• Saṅkrānti
• Vyatīpāta
• Viṣuva
• Ayana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When sacred time and sacred place coincide, purification is intensified; dharma recommends using cosmic junctions for inner cleansing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Candrahāsya-tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna at Candrahāsya specifically on Saṅkrānti, Vyatīpāta, Viṣuva (equinox), and Ayana (solstice).