Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

यत्र वै स्नानमात्रेण ब्रह्महत्या प्रणश्यति । तस्यापि सन्निधौ पार्थ रेवाया उत्तरे तटे

Transliteration

yatra vai snānamātreṇa brahmahatyā praṇaśyati | tasyāpi sannidhau pārtha revāyā uttare taṭe

Translation

Dort wird wahrlich schon durch bloßes Baden selbst die Sünde der brahma-hatyā vernichtet. O Pārtha, in der Nähe jenes Tīrtha, am nördlichen Ufer der Revā.

Word by Word

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: स्थानवाचक-अव्ययम् (relative adverb)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अनुनासिक-निपातः (particle)

• स्नानमात्रेण: by mere bathing
• स्नानमात्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचनम्; Neuter, Instrumental singular; तत्पुरुषः (स्नानस्य मात्रम्)

• ब्रह्महत्या: brahmin-slaying (sin)
• ब्रह्महत्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्महत्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचनम्; Feminine, Nominative singular

• प्रणश्यति: perishes
• प्रणश्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-नश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्; Present, 3rd person singular, active

• तस्य: of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गः, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचनम्; Pronoun, Genitive singular

• अपि: also
• अपि: Samuccaya (Addition/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-निपातः (particle: also/even)

• सन्निधौ: in the vicinity
• सन्निधौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचनम्; Masculine, Locative singular

• पार्थ: O Pārtha
• पार्थ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचनम्; Masculine, Vocative singular

• रेवायाः: of the Revā
• रेवायाः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचनम्; Feminine, Genitive singular

• उत्तरे: on the northern
• उत्तरे: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचनम्; Masculine, Locative singular (qualifying तटे)

• तटे: bank
• तटे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचनम्; Masculine, Locative singular

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śukla-tīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Arjuna (Pārtha)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On the northern bank of the Revā, pilgrims immerse at Śukla-tīrtha; a radiant aura surrounds the water, symbolizing the dissolution of even brahma-hatyā; a sage points to the exact bank-side locus.

Characters & Entities

• Revā (Narmadā)
• Śukla-tīrtha (context)
• Pārtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic tīrthas are portrayed as exceptionally compassionate: even grave sins are said to be dissolved through sincere contact, emphasizing divine mercy tied to sacred geography.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The vicinity of Śukla-tīrtha on the northern bank of the Revā (Narmadā).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bath/immersion) is explicitly prescribed as efficacious—even ‘snāna-mātra’ (by bathing alone).