Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

सर्वपापप्रशमनं पुण्यामृततरंगितम् । यत्र साक्षात्सुरगुरुर्निवासं किल निर्ममे

Transliteration

sarvapāpapraśamanaṃ puṇyāmṛtataraṃgitam | yatra sākṣātsuragururnivāsaṃ kila nirmame

Translation

Er besänftigt alle Sünden; seine Wasser kräuseln sich in heiliger, amṛta‑gleicher Reinheit. Dort, so heißt es, hat der Guru der Götter (Bṛhaspati) wahrlich seine Wohnstatt errichtet.

Word by Word

• सर्वपापप्रशमनम्: removal of all sins
• सर्वपापप्रशमनम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + पाप + प्रशमन (प्रातिपदिक); components: sarva + pāpa + praśamana
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (all-sin-removal)

• पुण्यामृततरंगितम्: rippling with sacred nectar
• पुण्यामृततरंगितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य + अमृत + तरंगित (प्रातिपदिक); components: puṇya + amṛta + taraṅgita
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (waved/undulating with holy nectar)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्धबोधक/देशवाचक (relative adverb: where)

• साक्षात्: directly, in person
• साक्षात्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sākṣāt (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (directly, in person)

• सुरगुरुः: the preceptor of the gods (Bṛhaspati)
• सुरगुरुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + गुरु (प्रातिपदिक); components: sura + guru
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (guru of the gods)

• निवासम्: a dwelling, abode
• निवासम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nivāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• किल: indeed, it is said
• किल: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kila (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (indeed, it is said)

• निर्ममे: made, constructed
• निर्ममे: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + मा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced for Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bṛhaspati-tīrtha / Devaguru-nivāsa-tīrtha (as implied)

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous sacred tank in Ayodhyā with gentle, nectar-like ripples; Bṛhaspati, golden-hued and serene, is shown establishing a dwelling near the water as sages and pilgrims look on.

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhaspati

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha becomes supremely purifying when sanctified by the presence and tapas of a divine guru.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Bṛhaspati-kuṇḍa in Ayodhyā, described as sin-destroying and divinely sanctified.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, contact with/usage of the tīrtha-water (especially bathing) for purification.