Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

धनुष्कोट्यभिधे तीर्थे सर्वपातकनाशने । अद्वैतज्ञानदे पुंसां भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदायिनि

Transliteration

dhanuṣkoṭyabhidhe tīrthe sarvapātakanāśane | advaitajñānade puṃsāṃ bhuktimuktipradāyini

Translation

Au gué sacré nommé Dhanuṣkoṭi —destructeur de tous les péchés— qui confère aux hommes la connaissance non-duelle et accorde à la fois la jouissance en ce monde et la délivrance—

Word by Word

• धनुष्कोटि-अभिधे: (in the place) called Dhanuṣkoṭi
• धनुष्कोटि-अभिधे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धनुष् (प्रातिपदिक) + कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + अभिध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग (agreeing with tīrthe: नपुंसकलिङ्ग), सप्तमी एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘धनुष्कोटि’ इति अभिधा/नाम यस्य (locative: in the tīrtha called Dhanuṣkoṭi)

• तीर्थे: in the sacred ford/place
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• सर्व-पातक-नाशने: in (the tīrtha) that destroys all sins
• सर्व-पातक-नाशने: Adhikarana (Location-qualifier/अधिकरण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पातक (प्रातिपदिक) + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (sarva-pātakānāṃ nāśane = in the destroyer of all sins); तीर्थे इति विशेषणम्

• अद्वैत-ज्ञान-दे: in (the tīrtha) that grants non-dual knowledge
• अद्वैत-ज्ञान-दे: Adhikarana (Location-qualifier/अधिकरण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्वैत (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (advaita-jñānaṃ dadāti iti = giver of non-dual knowledge); (तीर्थे) इति विशेषणम्

• पुंसाम्: of men, for people
• पुंसाम्: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुंस्/पुम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन

• भुक्ति-मुक्ति-प्रदायिनि: in (the tīrtha) that bestows enjoyment and liberation
• भुक्ति-मुक्ति-प्रदायिनि: Adhikarana (Location-qualifier/अधिकरण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रदायिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग (agreeing with tīrthe: नपुंसकलिङ्ग), सप्तमी एकवचन; द्वन्द्वपूर्वपद (bhukti + mukti) + तत्पुरुष (pradāyin = giver)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from continuous Setukhaṇḍa māhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dhanuṣkoṭi

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dhanuṣkoṭi shown as a radiant coastal ford where pilgrims bathe; above the waters, a subtle iconography of non-dual light (one sun reflected as many) symbolizes advaita-jñāna; the atmosphere promises both prosperity and liberation.

Characters & Entities

• Dhanuṣkoṭi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A supreme tīrtha is portrayed as giving both dharmic well-being (bhukti) and the highest goal (mukti) through awakening of non-dual wisdom.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dhanuṣkoṭi Tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied: approaching/visiting the tīrtha and performing tīrtha-snāna and related observances to receive bhukti-mukti.