Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 202

Devanagari script

आनीय गंगासलिलं रामेशमभिषिच्य च । क्षिप्ता एते महाभारा दृश्यंते सागरांतरे

Transliteration

ānīya gaṃgāsalilaṃ rāmeśamabhiṣicya ca | kṣiptā ete mahābhārā dṛśyaṃte sāgarāṃtare

Translation

Nachdem man das Wasser der Gaṅgā herbeigebracht und Rāmeśa damit gebadet (gesalbt) hatte, wurden diese gewaltigen Lasten fortgeworfen—und man sieht sie in der Weite des Ozeans.

Word by Word

• ānīya: having brought
• ānīya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā-nī (धाातु) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभावरूप कृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• gaṃgā-salilam: the water of the Gaṅgā
• gaṃgā-salilam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṃgā-salila (प्रातिपदिक; गङ्गा + सलिल)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः (षष्ठी); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• rāmeśam: Rāmeśa (Lord of Rāma)
• rāmeśam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma-īśa (प्रातिपदिक; राम + ईश)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः; पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• abhiṣicya: having anointed/bathed
• abhiṣicya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: abhi-ṣic (धाातु) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभावरूप कृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• kṣiptāḥ: were thrown
• kṣiptāḥ: Kriya (Result state/क्रिया-फल)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṣip (धाातु) + kta (कृत्प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन (predicate; agreeing with ete mahābhārāḥ)

• ete: these
• ete: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• mahābhārāḥ: great loads/weights
• mahābhārāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-bhāra (प्रातिपदिक; महा + भार)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमासः; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• dṛśyante: are seen
• dṛśyante: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धाातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद (passive-like: are seen)

• sāgara-antare: in the midst of the ocean
• sāgara-antare: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāgara-antara (प्रातिपदिक; सागर + अन्तर)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmeśvara (Setu-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims carry Gaṅgā water in sealed vessels; at Rāmeśvara liṅga they pour a shining abhiṣeka; afterward, enormous dark ‘burdens’ (stone-like masses symbolizing sins) are cast into the sea and appear submerged in the ocean depths.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṅgā
• Rāmeśa (Rāmeśvaram)
• Sāgara (ocean)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Consecration of Śiva at Rāmeśvara with Gaṅgā water symbolizes the removal and casting away of heavy karmic burdens.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rāmeśvaram (Rāmeśa) and the surrounding oceanic tīrtha-region are central to the verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Abhiṣeka of Rāmeśa using Gaṅgā-jala—bringing sacred water and performing ritual bathing/anointing.