Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 70

Devanagari script

स्वर्णरेखाजले स्नात्वा दृष्ट्वा दामोदरं हरिम् । रात्रौ जागरणं कृत्वा मुच्यते सर्वपातकैः

Transliteration

svarṇarekhājale snātvā dṛṣṭvā dāmodaraṃ harim | rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ kṛtvā mucyate sarvapātakaiḥ

Translation

Après s’être baigné dans les eaux de la Svarṇarekhā, après avoir contemplé Hari Dāmodara, et après avoir veillé toute la nuit, on est délivré de tous les péchés.

Word by Word

• स्वर्णरेखाजले: in the water of the Svarṇarekhā (river)
• स्वर्णरेखाजले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्णरेखा + जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; समासः स्वर्णरेखायाः जलम् (water of Svarṇarekhā)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकर्म (having bathed)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकर्म (having seen)

• दामोदरम्: Dāmodara
• दामोदरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāmodara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• हरिम्: Hari (Vishnu)
• हरिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; दामोदरस्य विशेषण/अप्पोज़िशन

• रात्रौ: at night
• रात्रौ: Adhikarana (Location/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rātri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• जागरणम्: vigil (staying awake)
• जागरणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jāgaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having performed
• कृत्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकर्म (having done)

• मुच्यते: is freed
• मुच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• सर्वपातकैः: from all sins
• सर्वपातकैः: Apadana (Source/Separation/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + पातक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः सर्वाणि पातकानि (all sins)

Speaker

Narrator within the Māhātmya (deductively: a Purāṇic teacher addressing the king)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Svarṇarekhā (at Vastrāpatha-kṣetra)

Type: river

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: nṛpa (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous night on a riverbank: pilgrims bathing in shimmering golden-tinged waters of Svarṇarekhā at dusk; a nearby temple where Dāmodara Hari stands adorned; through the night devotees keep vigil with lamps, singing and listening to kathā, as the sky deepens and stars reflect on the water.

Characters & Entities

• Svarṇarekhā
• Dāmodara
• Hari (Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage acts—tīrtha-bathing, divine darśana, and devotional vigil—are presented as powerful means of purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Svarṇarekhā waters and the presence of Dāmodara (Hari) in the Vastrāpathakṣetra setting of Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna in Svarṇarekhā, darśana of Dāmodara Hari, and rātri-jāgaraṇa (night vigil).