Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

भवन्ति तानि दृष्टानि ततः पापैः प्रमुच्यते । तत्र तीर्थे तु यद्दानं देवमुद्दिश्य दीयते

Transliteration

bhavanti tāni dṛṣṭāni tataḥ pāpaiḥ pramucyate | tatra tīrthe tu yaddānaṃ devamuddiśya dīyate

Translation

Jene (Tīrthas und Heiligtümer) gelten als geschaut; dadurch wird man von Sünden befreit. Und welche Gabe auch immer an jenem Tīrtha, dem Gott geweiht, dargebracht wird,

Word by Word

• भवन्ति: become, come to be
• भवन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद (Present, 3rd person, Plural, Parasmaipada)

• तानि: those
• तानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Nominative, Plural)

• दृष्टानि: seen
• दृष्टानि: Karta (Subject complement/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + त (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि-क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (PPP, Neuter, Nominative, Plural)

• ततः: thereupon, from that
• ततः: Apadana (Source sense/अपादानार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: अव्यय (ablatival adverb: ‘from that/thereupon’)

• पापैः: from sins
• पापैः: Apadana (Separation/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Instrumental, Plural)

• प्रमुच्यते: is released
• प्रमुच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Present, 3rd person, Singular, Ātmanepada; Passive sense)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• तीर्थे: at the sacred ford
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Locative, Singular)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nominative, Singular); सम्बन्ध-विशेषण (correlative)

• दानम्: gift, donation
• दानम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nominative, Singular)

• देवम्: the deity
• देवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• उद्दिश्य: intending, dedicating to
• उद्दिश्य: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उद् + दिश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), ‘having intended/aiming at’

• दीयते: is given
• दीयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Present, 3rd person, Singular, Ātmanepada; Passive)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Aṅkūreśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King / Yudhiṣṭhira (frame implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim offers charity at a riverine tīrtha, hands extended toward a worthy recipient, while the deity’s presence is invoked; a subtle aura indicates sins falling away.

Characters & Entities

• Deva (deity)
• Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion at a tīrtha purifies: it removes sin, and charity becomes spiritually potent when offered with divine intention.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The statement continues the praise of Aṅkūreśvara-tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna (charity) to be given at the tīrtha with dedication (uddiśya) to the deity.