Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

ततः पुष्करिणीं गच्छेत्सर्वपापक्षयंकरीम् । तत्र स्नात्वार्चयेद्देवं तेजोराशिं दिवाकरम्

Transliteration

tataḥ puṣkariṇīṃ gacchetsarvapāpakṣayaṃkarīm | tatra snātvārcayeddevaṃ tejorāśiṃ divākaram

Translation

Daraufhin gehe man zur heiligen Puṣkariṇī, dem Lotosteich, der alle Sünden vernichtet. Nachdem man dort gebadet hat, verehre man den Gott Divākara, die Sonne, den Inbegriff des Glanzes.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Sequence/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/अपादानवाचक अव्यय (then/from there)

• पुष्करिणीम्: the lotus-pond
• पुष्करिणीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्करिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• गच्छेत्: should go
• गच्छेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्वपापक्षयंकरीम्: that causes the destruction of all sins
• सर्वपापक्षयंकरीम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-पाप-क्षय-करि (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + पाप + क्षय + करि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying पुष्करिणीम्); बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (क्षयं करोति)

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

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वक्रिया (having bathed)

• अर्चयेत्: should worship
• अर्चयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तेजोराशिम्: the mass of radiance
• तेजोराशिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस्-राशि (प्रातिपदिक; तेजस् + राशि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तेजसां राशिः)

• दिवाकरम्: the Sun (day-maker)
• दिवाकरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवाकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; देवस्य विशेषण-रूपेण अपि

Speaker

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Puṣkariṇī

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A lotus-filled pond at dawn; pilgrims descend stone steps, bathe, then stand facing the rising sun with cupped hands offering arghya; the Sun appears as a radiant deity with seven horses or a blazing disc aura.

Characters & Entities

• Puṣkariṇī
• Divākara (Sūrya)
• Snāna
• Arcana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purification through tīrtha-bathing is completed by worship of the divine light, Sūrya.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Puṣkariṇī (sacred pond) within the Revā Khaṇḍa pilgrimage circuit near the Vimaleśvara narrative locale.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Go to the Puṣkariṇī, perform snāna, then worship Divākara (the Sun).