Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

एवं स्नात्वा विधानेन ब्राह्मणान् वेदपारगान् । पूजयेत्पृथिवीपाल सर्वपापोपशान्तये

Transliteration

evaṃ snātvā vidhānena brāhmaṇān vedapāragān | pūjayetpṛthivīpāla sarvapāpopaśāntaye

Translation

Ainsi, après s’être baigné selon le rite prescrit, ô souverain de la terre, qu’on honore les brāhmanes accomplis dans les Veda, afin d’apaiser entièrement tous les péchés.

Word by Word

• एवं: thus
• एवं: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund)

• विधानेन: according to the prescribed rite
• विधानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• ब्राह्मणान्: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणान्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• वेदपारगान्: versed in the Vedas
• वेदपारगान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद + पारग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वेदस्य पारगः)

• पूजयेत्: should worship/honor
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• पृथिवीपाल: O protector of the earth (king)
• पृथिवीपाल: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी + पाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पृथिव्याः पालः)

• सर्वपापोपशान्तये: for the pacification of all sins
• सर्वपापोपशान्तये: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + पाप + उपशान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषां पापानाम् उपशान्तिः)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages; instruction framed for a king (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: pṛthivīpāla / nṛpa (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After bathing, pilgrims approach seated Veda-knowing brāhmaṇas under a riverside canopy; offerings of water, flowers, cloth, and food are presented; the king is addressed as exemplar of dharma.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas
• Veda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purification is completed not only by bathing but by supporting sacred learning and its custodians through honour and service.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha of Adhyāya 220 in the Revā Khaṇḍa where prescribed snāna is performed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna “vidhānena” followed by pūjā/honouring of Veda-master Brāhmaṇas.