Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

यानि कानि च पुण्यानि ब्रह्मांडांतर्गतानि वै । तानि गंगादितीर्थानि स्वपापपरिशुद्धये

Transliteration

yāni kāni ca puṇyāni brahmāṃḍāṃtargatāni vai | tāni gaṃgāditīrthāni svapāpapariśuddhaye

Translation

Quels que soient les mérites sacrés et les lieux saints contenus dans l’univers entier, ces tīrtha—la Gaṅgā et les autres—s’y trouvent pour la purification totale de ses propres fautes.

Word by Word

• यानि: which (things)
• यानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), बहुवचन

• कानि: any (things)
• कानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), बहुवचन; ‘any/whatever’ (अनिश्चितार्थे)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पुण्यानि: meritorious, holy
• पुण्यानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), बहुवचन

• ब्रह्माण्ड-अन्तर्गतानि: situated within the universe
• ब्रह्माण्ड-अन्तर्गतानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्माण्ड + अन्तर्गत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), बहुवचन; समासः—ब्रह्माण्डे अन्तर्गत (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/पादपूरण-अव्यय (particle)

• तानि: those
• तानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), बहुवचन

• गङ्गादितीर्थानि: the tīrthas beginning with the Gaṅgā
• गङ्गादितीर्थानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा + आदि + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), बहुवचन; समासः—गङ्गा-आदि-तीर्थानि (आदि-शब्देन समाहारः; तत्पुरुषप्रायः)

• स्वपापपरिशुद्धये: for the purification of one’s own sins
• स्वपापपरिशुद्धये: Sampradana (Beneficiary/Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + पाप + परिशुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—स्वस्य पापस्य परिशुद्धिः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

Speaker

Sūta (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sītā-saras (as sarva-tīrtha)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas/assembled sages (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A visionary depiction of Sītā-saras as containing within it the essence of Gaṅgā and countless tīrthas—multiple river goddesses and tīrtha-personifications subtly emerging from the waters.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṅgā
• tīrthas (sacred fords)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha is praised as a concentrated field of merit where the power of many sacred places is accessible for purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The implied Setu-region tīrtha context (including Sītā-saras), described as embodying Gaṅgā and other tīrthas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse emphasizes purification (pariśuddhi) through tīrtha-contact; the implied practice is snāna and pilgrimage approach.