Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

तत्र तीर्थे तु यः स्नात्वा पूजयेत्पितृदेवताः । पूजयेत्परमीशानं सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते

Transliteration

tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ snātvā pūjayetpitṛdevatāḥ | pūjayetparamīśānaṃ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate

Translation

Quiconque se baigne en ce tīrtha et rend un culte aux divinités des ancêtres, puis adore le Seigneur Suprême (Śiva), est délivré de tous les péchés.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locative setting/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb of place)

• तीर्थे: at the sacred ford/place of pilgrimage
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle; emphasis/contrast)

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (having bathed)

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पितृदेवताः: the deities of the ancestors (pitṛ-deities)
• पितृदेवताः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ + देवता (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पितॄणां देवताः)

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• परमीशानम्: the supreme Lord Īśāna (Śiva)
• परमीशानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + ईशान (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (परमः ईशानः)

• सर्वपापैः: from all sins
• सर्वपापैः: Apadana (Separation/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + पाप (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (सर्वाणि पापानि)

• प्रमुच्यते: is released/freed
• प्रमुच्यते: Kriya (Result/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (unspecified ford in Revā-khaṇḍa context)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim at a Narmadā ghat performs snāna, then offers tarpaṇa with cupped hands toward the river, and finally worships a nearby Śiva-liṅga with bilva leaves; pitṛs are suggested as subtle presences receiving offerings.

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛ-devatās
• Paramīśāna (Śiva)
• Gautameśvara Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purification is holistic: honoring ancestors and worshipping Śiva together at a tīrtha is praised as a complete remedy for sin.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Gautameśvara tīrtha in Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform tīrtha-snāna, then worship the pitṛ-devatās (ancestral deities) and worship Paramīśāna (Śiva).