Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

सङ्गमे तत्र यो गत्वा स्नानं कृत्वा यथाविधि । पुण्यैश्चैव तथा कुर्याद्गीतैर्नृत्यैः प्रबोधनम्

Transliteration

saṅgame tatra yo gatvā snānaṃ kṛtvā yathāvidhi | puṇyaiścaiva tathā kuryādgītairnṛtyaiḥ prabodhanam

Translation

Quiconque se rend là, au confluent, s’y baigne selon le rite et accomplit des actes méritoires, qu’il éveille aussi (le Seigneur) par des hymnes et des danses.

Word by Word

• सङ्गमे: at the confluence
• सङ्गमे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (Adverb of place)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• स्नानम्: bath
• स्नानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक; √स्ना (धातु) से निष्पन्न)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• यथाविधि: according to the prescribed rule
• यथाविधि: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा-विधि (अव्यय-समास); यथा (अव्यय) + विधि (नाम)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास, क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial compound)

• पुण्यैः: with meritorious (acts)
• पुण्यैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Instrumental, Plural)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (Conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (Emphatic particle)

• तथा: thus, in that way
• तथा: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (Adverb of manner)

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd person, Singular)

• गीतैः: with songs
• गीतैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीत (प्रातिपदिक; √गै (धातु) से क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Instrumental, Plural)

• नृत्यैः: with dances
• नृत्यैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृत्य (प्रातिपदिक; √नृत् (धातु) से निष्पन्न)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Instrumental, Plural)

• प्रबोधनम्: awakening, rousing (rite)
• प्रबोधनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रबोधन (प्रातिपदिक; √बुध् (धातु) से णिच्/प्र- उपसर्ग)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

Speaker

Śiva (Śaṅkara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Saṅgama (near Loṭaṇeśvara)

Type: sangam

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At a river confluence, pilgrims bathe; nearby, devotees form a circle singing and dancing with cymbals and drums, facing a small shrine where lamps are lit as if ‘awakening’ the Lord.

Characters & Entities

• Saṅgama (confluence)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-bathing is to be completed with celebratory devotion—praise, song, and ritual awakening—uniting purity with bhakti.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A saṅgama (sacred confluence) within the Revā Khaṇḍa geography connected to Loṭaṇeśvara’s worship-cycle.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna at the confluence, performance of puṇya-karmas, and prabodhana through gīta (singing) and nṛtya (dance).