Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 79

Devanagari script

रामचन्द्रधनुष्कोटौ स्नानेन हतपातकम् । एनं परावसुं सर्वे स्वीचक्रुर्मुनयस्तदा

Transliteration

rāmacandradhanuṣkoṭau snānena hatapātakam | enaṃ parāvasuṃ sarve svīcakrurmunayastadā

Translation

Par le bain au Dhanuṣkoṭi de Rāmacandra, ses péchés furent anéantis ; alors tous les munis accueillirent de nouveau ce Parāvasu parmi eux.

Word by Word

• रामचन्द्रधनुष्कोटौ: at Rāmacandra’s bow-tip (place-name)
• रामचन्द्रधनुष्कोटौ: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रामचन्द्रधनुष्कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) = रामचन्द्र + धनुष्कोटि
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रामचन्द्रस्य धनुषः कोटिः)

• स्नानेन: by bathing
• स्नानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• हतपातकम्: whose sin was destroyed
• हतपातकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हतपातक (प्रातिपदिक) = हत + पातक
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (हतं पातकं यस्य)

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (सर्वनाम)

• परावसुम्: Parāvasu
• परावसुम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परावसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (नाम/व्यक्तिवाचक)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• स्वीचक्रुः: accepted; received
• स्वीचक्रुः: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्वी + कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

Speaker

Narrator (implied Purāṇic narrator within Setukhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmacandra-dhanuṣkoṭi (Dhanuskoṭi)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas / sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the wind-swept tip of land where sea meets sky, Parāvasu bathes while sages watch; the shoreline curves like a bow’s tip; after emerging, he is welcomed by the muni-saṅgha with gestures of acceptance.

Characters & Entities

• Rāmacandra
• Dhanuskoṭi
• Parāvasu
• Munis (sages)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha-bath undertaken in faith can function as prāyaścitta—removing sin and restoring one to righteous community and spiritual life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dhanuskoṭi (Rāmacandra-dhanuṣkoṭi), a celebrated tīrtha in the Setukhaṇḍa landscape near Rāmeśvaram.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (sacred bathing) at Dhanuskoṭi for destruction of pāpa (sin).