Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

एवं रामस्य संसर्गो देवमार्गे युधिष्ठिर । सर्वपापक्षयकरो दर्शनात्स्पर्शनान्नृणाम्

Transliteration

evaṃ rāmasya saṃsargo devamārge yudhiṣṭhira | sarvapāpakṣayakaro darśanātsparśanānnṛṇām

Translation

So, o Yudhiṣṭhira, vernichtet die Gemeinschaft mit Rāma am Devamārga alle Sünden der Menschen — schon durch bloßes Schauen und durch Berührung.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/निगमनसूचक (thus/in this way)

• रामस्य: of Rāma
• रामस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी; एकवचन

• संसर्गः: contact/association
• संसर्गः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• देवमार्गे: on the divine path
• देवमार्गे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी; एकवचन

• युधिष्ठिर: O Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन; एकवचन

• सर्वपापक्षयकरः: causing the destruction of all sins
• सर्वपापक्षयकरः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + पाप + क्षय + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying संसर्गः)

• दर्शनात्: from seeing
• दर्शनात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative); एकवचन; हेत्वर्थ (by/through seeing)

• स्पर्शनात्: from touching
• स्पर्शनात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्पर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी; एकवचन; हेत्वर्थ (by/through touching)

• नृणाम्: of men
• नृणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी; बहुवचन

Speaker

Narrator addressing Yudhiṣṭhira

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Devamārga

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred path called Devamārga along the river; pilgrims approach a sanctified spot associated with Rāma—perhaps footprints, a shrine, or a marked ford—receiving purification through darśana and gentle touch; the atmosphere is luminous and reassuring.

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Rāma
• Devamārga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In tīrtha-māhātmya, sanctity can be so concentrated that even darśana (seeing) and sparśa (touch) become vehicles of purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Devamārga, praised as a place where contact with the sacred narrative-persona (Rāma) yields sarva-pāpa-kṣaya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite is mandated here; the verse emphasizes the efficacy of darśana and sparśa at Devamārga.