Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

तेन पूतशरीरास्ते मन्त्रेण गतपातकाः । यत्पुण्यं च भवेत्तेषां तदिहैकमनाः शृणु

Transliteration

tena pūtaśarīrāste mantreṇa gatapātakāḥ | yatpuṇyaṃ ca bhavetteṣāṃ tadihaikamanāḥ śṛṇu

Translation

Par cette pratique, leurs corps deviennent purs ; par ce mantra, leurs fautes s’éloignent. Écoute maintenant, l’esprit recueilli en un seul point, le mérite qui naît pour eux ici.

Word by Word

• तेन: by that; thereby
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक; तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; संदर्भे—'तेन (मन्त्रेण/कर्मणा)'

• पूतशरीराः: having purified bodies
• पूतशरीराः: Karta (Subject-Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; पू+क्त) + शरीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (पूतं शरीरं येषाम्/पूतशरीराः)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन

• मन्त्रेण: by the mantra
• मन्त्रेण: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• गतपातकाः: whose sins have departed
• गतपातकाः: Karta (Subject-Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; गम्+क्त) + पातक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; समासः—बहुव्रीहि (गतं पातकं येषाम्)

• यत्: whatever (that which)
• यत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• पुण्यम्: merit
• पुण्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction: and)

• भवेत्: may be; would be
• भवेत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; अन्वयः—'तत् ... शृणु' (object)

• इह: here
• इह: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: here)

• एकमनाः: O one-pointed-minded (one)
• एकमनाः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक) + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः—बहुव्रीहि (एकं मनः यस्य)

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājendra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A teacher-figure addresses a king seated respectfully; behind them a shrine corridor suggests ongoing pradakṣiṇā. A subtle aura indicates sins ‘falling away’ as dark wisps dissolving into light.

Characters & Entities

• Mantra
• Puṇya
• Pātaka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Mantra-guided devotion is presented as a force that purifies the practitioner and dissolves sin.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā/Narmadā tīrtha setting of this adhyāya, where mantra and worship are performed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Engaging in the described worship/pradakṣiṇā with mantra, and attentive listening to the prescribed teaching on its fruits.