Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 70

Devanagari script

एरण्ड्याः सङ्गमे स्नात्वा ब्रह्महत्यां व्यपोहति । रात्रौ जागरणं कुर्यात्प्रभाते भोजयेद्द्विजान्

Transliteration

eraṇḍyāḥ saṅgame snātvā brahmahatyāṃ vyapohati | rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ kuryātprabhāte bhojayeddvijān

Translation

Wer am Zusammenfluss der Eraṇḍī badet, streift selbst die Sünde des Brahmanenmordes ab. Nachts soll er in wacher Vigil verweilen, und bei Tagesanbruch die Zweimalgeborenen speisen.

Word by Word

• एरण्ड्याः: of Eraṇḍyā
• एरण्ड्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एरण्ड्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — 'of Eraṇḍyā (river)'

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

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive) — 'having bathed'

• ब्रह्महत्याम्: the sin of brahmin-slaying
• ब्रह्महत्याम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्महत्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — 'brahma-hatyā (killing of a brāhmaṇa)'

• व्यपोहति: removes
• व्यपोहति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप-हृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद — 'removes/dispels' (वि+अपोहतिः)

• रात्रौ: at night
• रात्रौ: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — 'at night'

• जागरणम्: a vigil
• जागरणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जागरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — 'keeping awake/vigil'

• कुर्यात्: should perform
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद — 'should do'

• प्रभाते: in the morning
• प्रभाते: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — 'in the morning'

• भोजयेत्: should feed
• भोजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (णिच् causative sense) — 'should feed'

• द्विजान्: the twice-born (brahmins)
• द्विजान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन — 'brāhmaṇas/twice-born'

Speaker

Rudra (context continues)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Eraṇḍī-saṅgama

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (addressed as ‘devi’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At a river confluence, pilgrims descend stone steps to bathe; night vigil with lamps on the bank; at dawn, seated brāhmaṇas receive food offerings.

Characters & Entities

• Eraṇḍī
• Saṅgama
• Dvija

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is completed by conduct: bathing purifies, vigil disciplines the mind, and feeding the worthy seals merit through compassion and dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Eraṇḍī-saṅgama (the confluence associated with Eraṇḍī) in the Revā Khaṇḍa sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna at the saṅgama, night-long jāgaraṇa, and morning bhojana (feeding) of dvijas (brāhmaṇas).