Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

चंद्रभागां ततो गच्छेत्सर्वपापप्रणाशिनीम् । यत्र स्नात्वा नरो भक्त्या वाजपेयफलं लभेत्

Transliteration

caṃdrabhāgāṃ tato gacchetsarvapāpapraṇāśinīm | yatra snātvā naro bhaktyā vājapeyaphalaṃ labhet

Translation

Daraufhin soll man zur Candrabhāgā gehen, der Vernichterin aller Sünden. Wer dort in Hingabe badet, erlangt Verdienst, der dem Vājapeya-Opfer gleichkommt.

Word by Word

• चंद्रभागाम्: to (the river) Candrabhāgā
• चंद्रभागाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चंद्रभागा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नदी/तीर्थनाम

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (then/from there)

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

• सर्वपापप्रणाशिनीम्: destroyer of all sins
• सर्वपापप्रणाशिनीम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + पाप + प्रणाशिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (चंद्रभागा-विशेषणम्); समासः—तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषां पापानां प्रणाशिनी)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-सम्बन्ध (where)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययवत्; पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having bathed)

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

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• वाजपेयफलम्: the fruit of the Vājapeya sacrifice
• वाजपेयफलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाजपेय + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (वाजपेयस्य फलम्)

• लभेत्: would obtain
• लभेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Dvārakā Māhātmya narrative style within Skanda Purāṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Candrabhāgā

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: viprendraḥ / brāhmaṇas

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims approach the Candrabhāgā waters at dawn; one devotee enters the river with folded hands, while subtle Vedic fire-altar imagery appears as a luminous overlay, signifying Vājapeya merit.

Characters & Entities

• Candrabhāgā
• Vājapeya (yajña)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional pilgrimage and sacred bathing can grant profound purification and merit comparable to major Vedic rites.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Candrabhāgā tīrtha, praised as a sin-destroying sacred water-site in the Dvārakā region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bathing) performed with bhakti (devotion).