Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 104

Devanagari script

सप्तावरान्सप्तपरान्पुरुषश्चात्मनासह । पुंसस्तारयते सर्वान्संगमे स्नानमाचरन्

Transliteration

saptāvarānsaptaparānpuruṣaścātmanāsaha | puṃsastārayate sarvānsaṃgame snānamācaran

Translation

مَن اغتسلَ في السَّنْغَمَا اغتسالًا تعبُّديًّا خلَّصَ الجميع—سبعَةَ أجيالٍ قبلَه وسبعَةً بعدَه—مع نفسِه.

Word by Word

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः; पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया बहुवचन-विशेषणार्थे — seven

• अवरान्: the lower (ones)
• अवरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन — lower (persons/realms)

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्याशब्दः; पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया बहुवचन-विशेषणार्थे — seven

• परान्: the higher (ones)
• परान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन — higher (persons/realms)

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

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction) — and

• आत्मना: with himself
• आत्मना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन — by oneself/with oneself

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारि)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक अव्यय/उपपद (postposition) — together with

• पुंसः: of a man
• पुंसः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुंस्/पुम्स् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — of a man

• तारयते: saves / delivers
• तारयते: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √तॄ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद — causes to cross/saves

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन — all (persons)

• संगमे: at the confluence
• संगमे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — at the confluence

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — bathing

• आचरन्: practicing (it)
• आचरन्: Karta (Agent-participle qualifying subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ√चर् (धातु) → आचरन् (वर्तमानकृदन्त, शतृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; वर्तमानकाले कर्तरि शतृ — practicing/performing

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced: Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa discourse style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Saṅgama (Ayodhyā-kṣetra)

Type: sangam

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the confluence, a man bathes with folded hands; behind him appear faint ancestral figures (seven prior) rising upward, and ahead, seven future descendants receiving blessings—an arc of lineage illuminated by the Saṅgama’s radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Saṅgama
• Ancestors
• Descendants

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Personal tīrtha practice is not merely individual—it is portrayed as uplifting one’s lineage, ancestors and descendants alike.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Saṅgama tīrtha in Ayodhyā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bathing) at the Saṅgama, credited with lineage-wide salvific merit.