Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

कावेरीसङ्गमं तेन सर्वपापहरं विदुः । स्वर्गाणामपि सर्वेषां द्वारमेतद्युधिष्ठिर

Transliteration

kāverīsaṅgamaṃ tena sarvapāpaharaṃ viduḥ | svargāṇāmapi sarveṣāṃ dvārametadyudhiṣṭhira

Translation

Ainsi, la confluence de la Kāverī est réputée ôter tous les péchés ; en vérité, ô Yudhiṣṭhira, elle est une porte même vers tous les cieux.

Word by Word

• कावेरीसङ्गमम्: the confluence of the Kāverī
• कावेरीसङ्गमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कावेरी + सङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कावेऱ्याः सङ्गमः)

• तेन: by that (place/means)
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (instrumental)

• सर्वपापहरम्: remover of all sins
• सर्वपापहरम्: Karma (Object complement/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + पाप + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; उपपद/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषां पापानां हरः) विशेषणम्

• विदुः: they know
• विदुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्ण/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• स्वर्गाणाम्: of the heavens
• स्वर्गाणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ particle: 'also/even')

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive qualifier/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• द्वारम्: gate/door
• द्वारम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम विशेषण

• युधिष्ठिर: O Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; संबोधन

Speaker

Narrator (addressing Yudhiṣṭhira)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāverī-saṅgama

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The confluence shown as a radiant threshold: two/three streams meeting, a luminous ‘gate’ motif in the sky, devas indicating an upward path, pilgrims at the bank preparing for snāna.

Characters & Entities

• Kāverī-saṅgama
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Svarga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Association with a great tīrtha—especially a river confluence—purifies accumulated sin and opens the path to higher worlds when approached with reverence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāverī-saṅgama (the confluence of the Kāverī), praised as sarva-pāpa-hara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse highlights the site’s power; the practical rites (snāna, dāna, arcana) are detailed in nearby verses.