Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

अन्यदा तु कृते स्नाने सर्वपापक्षयो भवेत्

Transliteration

anyadā tu kṛte snāne sarvapāpakṣayo bhavet

Translation

Et même si l’on s’y baigne à d’autres moments, l’anéantissement de tous les péchés advient encore.

Word by Word

• anyadā: at another time
• anyadā: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anyadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वयबोधक-अव्यय (particle)

• kṛte: when performed
• kṛte: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘कृते’ — ‘when (it is) done’

• snāne: in/at bathing
• snāne: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• sarvapāpa-kṣayaḥ: destruction of all sins
• sarvapāpa-kṣayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + kṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (sarveṣāṃ pāpānāṃ kṣayaḥ)

• bhavet: would occur / may happen
• bhavet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa Ayodhyāmāhātmya dialogic style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sarayū-snānā (Ayodhyā)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A simple, timeless Sarayū bath scene without festival markers: solitary pilgrim offering water and prayer, emphasizing the ever-present sanctity of the river.

Characters & Entities

• snāna
• sarvapāpakṣaya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

While certain dates are especially potent, the tīrtha’s grace is not restricted—regular bathing also grants purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The continuing context is Ayodhyā’s Pāpamocana Tīrtha and its enduring purificatory power.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna at the tīrtha even outside the special tithi is recommended for sarva-pāpa-kṣaya.