Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

स्नानं समाचरेन्नित्यं सर्वपातकशान्तये

Transliteration

snānaṃ samācarennityaṃ sarvapātakaśāntaye

Translation

Qu’on accomplisse le bain chaque jour, afin d’apaiser tous les péchés.

Word by Word

• snānam: bathing
• snānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक; √snā (धातु) से भाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• samācaret: should perform
• samācaret: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + ā + √car (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (आज्ञार्थ/optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; छन्दसि ‘समाचरेत्’ (पाठे ‘समाचरेन्’)

• nityam: daily/always
• nityam: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन प्रयुक्तम्; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative)

• sarva-pātaka-śāntaye: for the pacification of all sins
• sarva-pātaka-śāntaye: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + pātaka (प्रातिपदिक) + śānti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (dative of purpose)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: तापेश्वर-तीर्थ (contextual)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Unspecified in excerpt

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A simple daily routine at the ghat: a devotee at sunrise performs snāna, then offers water to a Śiva-liṅga; the scene repeats in a rhythmic, disciplined mood.

Characters & Entities

• Snāna
• Pātaka (sin)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Regular purification practices are upheld as a foundational dharma that supports inner and outer sanctity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The instruction continues the Tāpeśvara tīrtha context in the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Nitya-snānā (daily ritual bathing) aimed at sarvapātaka-śānti (pacification of all sins).