Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 116

Devanagari script

तत्र यामो वयं सर्वे सर्वपापक्षयावहम् । एवमुक्तः स नृपतिर्गृहीत्वा प्रचुरं वसु

Transliteration

tatra yāmo vayaṃ sarve sarvapāpakṣayāvaham | evamuktaḥ sa nṛpatirgṛhītvā pracuraṃ vasu

Translation

«Allons-y tous ; cela entraîne l’anéantissement de tout péché.» Ainsi exhorté, le roi, prenant d’abondantes richesses pour les dons…

Word by Word

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

• yāmaḥ: we go
• yāmaḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन (plural); परस्मैपदम्

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural); विशेषणम्

• sarvapāpakṣayāvaham: bringing destruction of all sins
• sarvapāpakṣayāvaham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + pāpa + kṣaya + āvaha (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); विशेषणम् (tīrtha implied)

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• uktaḥ: having been told
• uktaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vac (धातु) → ukta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• nṛpatiḥ: the king
• nṛpatiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• gṛhītvā: having taken
• gṛhītvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• pracuram: abundant
• pracuram: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pracura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); विशेषणम्

• vasu: wealth
• vasu: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Brahmins recommend; narration follows the king’s response

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhāreśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages/assembly (frame assumed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group urges, ‘Let us all go there’; the king, inspired, gathers abundant wealth for gifts, preparing for a sacred journey.

Characters & Entities

• Bhāreśvara (implied)
• king (nṛpati)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Approaching a renowned tīrtha with readiness to give (dāna) supports purification (pāpa-kṣaya) and deepens the vow’s spiritual efficacy.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Bhāreśvara muktitīrtha on the Revā’s northern bank (named immediately prior).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Preparation for dāna: the king gathers abundant wealth to offer at the tīrtha.