Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

भवन्ति तानि दृष्टानि ततः पापैः प्रमुच्यते । तत्र तीर्थे तु यद्दानं देवमुद्दिश्य दीयते

Transliteration

bhavanti tāni dṛṣṭāni tataḥ pāpaiḥ pramucyate | tatra tīrthe tu yaddānaṃ devamuddiśya dīyate

Translation

Ces (tīrtha et sanctuaires) sont tenus pour vus, et ainsi l’on est délivré des péchés. De plus, toute aumône donnée en ce tīrtha, dédiée à la divinité,

Word by Word

• भवन्ति: become, come to be
• भवन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद (Present, 3rd person, Plural, Parasmaipada)

• तानि: those
• तानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Nominative, Plural)

• दृष्टानि: seen
• दृष्टानि: Karta (Subject complement/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + त (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि-क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (PPP, Neuter, Nominative, Plural)

• ततः: thereupon, from that
• ततः: Apadana (Source sense/अपादानार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: अव्यय (ablatival adverb: ‘from that/thereupon’)

• पापैः: from sins
• पापैः: Apadana (Separation/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Instrumental, Plural)

• प्रमुच्यते: is released
• प्रमुच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Present, 3rd person, Singular, Ātmanepada; Passive sense)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• तीर्थे: at the sacred ford
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Locative, Singular)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nominative, Singular); सम्बन्ध-विशेषण (correlative)

• दानम्: gift, donation
• दानम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nominative, Singular)

• देवम्: the deity
• देवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• उद्दिश्य: intending, dedicating to
• उद्दिश्य: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उद् + दिश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), ‘having intended/aiming at’

• दीयते: is given
• दीयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Present, 3rd person, Singular, Ātmanepada; Passive)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Aṅkūreśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King / Yudhiṣṭhira (frame implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim offers charity at a riverine tīrtha, hands extended toward a worthy recipient, while the deity’s presence is invoked; a subtle aura indicates sins falling away.

Characters & Entities

• Deva (deity)
• Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion at a tīrtha purifies: it removes sin, and charity becomes spiritually potent when offered with divine intention.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The statement continues the praise of Aṅkūreśvara-tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna (charity) to be given at the tīrtha with dedication (uddiśya) to the deity.