Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 104

Devanagari script

चक्रतीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते । बहुवर्षसहस्राणि स्वर्गलोके महीयते

Transliteration

cakratīrthe naraḥ snātvā sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate | bahuvarṣasahasrāṇi svargaloke mahīyate

Translation

Wer im Cakratīrtha badet, wird von allen Sünden befreit; und über tausend und abertausend Jahre wird er in der Himmelswelt geehrt.

Word by Word

• चक्रतीर्थे: at Cakra-tīrtha
• चक्रतीर्थे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्रतीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; चक्र + तीर्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative of place)

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

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/त्वान्त), पूर्वक्रिया; ‘having bathed’

• सर्वपापैः: from all sins
• सर्वपापैः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वपाप (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + पाप)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; अपादानार्थे (ablatival sense with passive)

• प्रमुच्यते: is freed (is released)
• प्रमुच्यते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive)

• बहुवर्षसहस्राणि: for many thousands of years
• बहुवर्षसहस्राणि: Kaaladhikarana (Time-span/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहुवर्षसहस्र (प्रातिपदिक; बहु + वर्ष + सहस्र)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; कालपरिमाण (duration)

• स्वर्गलोके: in heaven-world
• स्वर्गलोके: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्गलोक (प्रातिपदिक; स्वर्ग + लोक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• महीयते: is honored (is glorified)
• महीयते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद, कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग (is honored/glorified)

Speaker

Narrative voice (contextual, not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Cakratīrtha

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At Cakratīrtha’s steps, a pilgrim bathes at dawn; the water glints like a discus, with Viṣṇu’s presence felt; celestial imagery hints at svarga honor as a promised fruit.

Characters & Entities

• Cakratīrtha
• Svarga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred bathing at a praised tīrtha purifies sin and elevates the devotee to honored heavenly states.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Cakratīrtha, a sacred bathing-place celebrated in the Ayodhyā Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bathing) at Cakratīrtha.