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Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 22

सरयूसलिले स्नात्वा सुचिंताकुलमानसः । देवं धर्महरिं पश्येत्सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते

sarayūsalile snātvā suciṃtākulamānasaḥ | devaṃ dharmahariṃ paśyetsarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate

Après s’être baigné dans les eaux de la Sarayū, l’esprit rempli de pure contemplation, qu’on contemple le dieu Dharma-Hari : on est alors délivré de tous les péchés.

sarayūsalilein the waters of the Sarayū
sarayūsalile:
Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootsarayū-salila (प्रातिपदिक; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/सम्बन्ध-तत्पुरुष समास)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; अधिकरण (स्थान)
snātvāhaving bathed
snātvā:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Converb)
TypeVerb
Rootsnā (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव कृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया
suciṃtākulamānasaḥwhose mind is filled with good thoughts
suciṃtākulamānasaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootsu-cintā-ākula-mānasa (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि-समास)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—यस्य मानसं सुचिन्तया आकुलम्
devamthe god
devam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन
dharmahariṃDharma-Hari
dharmahariṃ:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootdharma-hari (प्रातिपदिक; कर्मधारय-समास)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; (devam) विशेषण/अप्पोज़िशन
paśyetshould see
paśyet:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootdṛś (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
sarvapāpaiḥfrom all sins
sarvapāpaiḥ:
Apādāna (Ablative sense/अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootsarva-pāpa (प्रातिपदिक; कर्मधारय-समास)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया, बहुवचन; अपादानार्थे (separation: from sins)
pramucyateis liberated
pramucyate:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootpra-muc (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे (passive: is freed)

Agastya (narration continues)

Tirtha: Sarayū (Ayodhyā) with Dharma-Hari darśana

Type: ghat

Scene: Pilgrims at dawn bathe in the Sarayū, hands joined in prayer; after snān they walk with wet garments and serene faces toward a shrine of Dharma-Hari for darśana; the river glows with morning light.

S
Sarayū
D
Dharma-Hari

FAQs

Tīrtha-snāna joined with pure inward recollection and darśana becomes a complete purification from pāpa.

The Sarayū river in Ayodhyā, along with the darśana of the deity Dharma-Hari.

Snāna in Sarayū followed by darśana of Dharma-Hari, performed with su-cintā (pure contemplation).