Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

देवतीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा सर्वपापविमोचितः । प्राप्नुयादक्षयांल्लोकान्सर्व कामसमन्वितान्

Transliteration

devatīrthe naraḥ snātvā sarvapāpavimocitaḥ | prāpnuyādakṣayāṃllokānsarva kāmasamanvitān

Translation

Wer im Devatīrtha badet, wird von allen Sünden befreit und erlangt unvergängliche Welten, erfüllt von jeder gewünschten Erfüllung.

Word by Word

• देवतीर्थे: at Devatīrtha
• देवतीर्थे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवतीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक: देव + तीर्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकाल (prior action)

• सर्वपापविमोचितः: freed from all sins
• सर्वपापविमोचितः: Visheshana (Qualifier of subject/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वपापविमोचित (प्रातिपदिक: सर्व + पाप + विमोचित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; (विमोचित = क्त-प्रत्ययान्त from वि+मुच्)

• प्राप्नुयात्: would attain
• प्राप्नुयात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप्/आप्नु (धातु: प्राप्)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• अक्षयान्: imperishable
• अक्षयान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन

• लोकान्: worlds
• लोकान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन

• सर्व: all
• सर्व: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (agreeing with कामान् understood in compound)

• कामसमन्वितान्: endowed with all desires (fulfilled)
• कामसमन्वितान्: Visheshana (Qualifier of लोकान्/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कामसमन्वित (प्रातिपदिक: काम + समन्वित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन; (समन्वित = क्त-प्रत्ययान्त from सम्+अन्वि/अन्वि)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Devatīrtha

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims bathing in a clear mountain tīrtha pool; above them, a subtle vision of radiant ‘akṣaya lokas’ (celestial realms) and wish-fulfilling abundance; devas witnessing approvingly.

Characters & Entities

• Devatīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-snāna, performed with faith, is taught as a purifier that supports both dharmic purification and higher attainments.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Devatīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bathing) at Devatīrtha.