Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 69

Devanagari script

एवं तत्र समुद्भूतं वह्नितीर्थं महाद्भुतम् । तत्र स्नातो नरः प्रातः सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते

Transliteration

evaṃ tatra samudbhūtaṃ vahnitīrthaṃ mahādbhutam | tatra snāto naraḥ prātaḥ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate

Translation

Ainsi naquit en ce lieu le merveilleux Vahnitīrtha. Celui qui s’y baigne le matin est délivré de tous les péchés.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Prakara (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• samudbhūtam: arisen, originated
• samudbhūtam: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ud-bhū (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; vahnitīrtham इत्यस्य विशेषण

• vahnitīrtham: the Fire sacred ford (tīrtha)
• vahnitīrtham: Karta/Pratipadya (Topic/Subject matter)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vahni-tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; मुख्यपद (the fire-tīrtha)

• mahādbhutam: very wonderful
• mahādbhutam: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā-adbhuta (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; vahnitīrtham इत्यस्य विशेषण

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• snātaḥ: having bathed
• snātaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: snā (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; naraḥ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• prātaḥ: in the morning
• prātaḥ: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prātaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक

• sarvapāpaiḥ: from all sins
• sarvapāpaiḥ: Apadana (Source/Separation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva-pāpa (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; वियोग/अपादानार्थे (from all sins)

• pramucyate: is released/freed
• pramucyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-muc (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (is freed)

Speaker

Sūta (narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vahnitīrtha

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The birth/manifestation of Vahnitīrtha is shown as flames transforming into a clear sacred pool; pilgrims bathe at sunrise, and dark stains (sins) dissolve into shimmering light on the water’s surface.

Characters & Entities

• Vahnitīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred geography is transformative: tīrtha-snāna performed rightly is portrayed as a powerful means of purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vahnitīrtha, explicitly named and praised as “mahādbhutam” (wondrous).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Prātaḥ-snāna (morning bathing) at Vahnitīrtha for sarva-pāpa-vimocana (release from all sins).