Shloka 27 - Adhyaya 5 - Ayodhya Mahatmya - Vishnu Khanda | German | Vedapath

Vyasa

Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

तिलोदकीति विख्याता पुण्यतोया सदा नदी । संगमादन्यतो यस्यां तिलोदक्यां शुचिव्रतः । स्नातो विमुच्यते पापैः सप्तजन्मार्जितैरपि

Transliteration

tilodakīti vikhyātā puṇyatoyā sadā nadī | saṃgamādanyato yasyāṃ tilodakyāṃ śucivrataḥ | snāto vimucyate pāpaiḥ saptajanmārjitairapi

Translation

Es gibt einen Fluss, der stets als Tilodakī berühmt ist, dessen Wasser immer heilig ist. In dieser Tilodakī — selbst abseits der eigentlichen Mündung (Konfluenz) — wird der, der reine Gelübde hält, durch ein Bad von Sünden befreit, sogar von solchen, die in sieben Geburten angesammelt wurden.

Word by Word

तिलोदकीTilodakī (name of the river)

इतिthus, as

विख्याताwell-known, famed

पुण्यतोयाhaving holy water

सदाalways

नदीriver

संगमात्from the confluence

अन्यतःelsewhere, from another place

यस्याम्in which (river)

तिलोदक्याम्in Tilodakī

शुचिव्रतःone of pure vow/observance

स्नातःhaving bathed

विमुच्यतेis freed, is released

पापैःfrom sins

सप्तजन्मार्जितैःacquired over seven births

अपिeven, also

Speaker

Unspecified (Ayodhyāmāhātmya narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Tilodakī

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A disciplined pilgrim bathes in the dark-hued Tilodakī waters; luminous ripples suggest sanctity; the confluence is visible in the distance but the act occurs elsewhere, emphasizing all stretches are holy; symbolic shadows of past sins dissolve.

Characters & Entities

Tilodakī

Saṅgama

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purity of conduct combined with tīrtha-snāna is portrayed as a powerful means for deep karmic cleansing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Tilodakī river-tīrtha in the Ayodhyā sacred landscape, distinct from (not limited to) the confluence area.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bathing (snāna) in the Tilodakī with śuci-vrata (pure vows/discipline).