Shloka 27 - Adhyaya 5 - Ayodhya Mahatmya - Vishnu Khanda | French | Vedapath

Vyasa

Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

तिलोदकीति विख्याता पुण्यतोया सदा नदी । संगमादन्यतो यस्यां तिलोदक्यां शुचिव्रतः । स्नातो विमुच्यते पापैः सप्तजन्मार्जितैरपि

Transliteration

tilodakīti vikhyātā puṇyatoyā sadā nadī | saṃgamādanyato yasyāṃ tilodakyāṃ śucivrataḥ | snāto vimucyate pāpaiḥ saptajanmārjitairapi

Translation

Il est une rivière fameuse sous le nom de Tilodakī, dont les eaux sont à jamais saintes. Dans cette Tilodakī—en dehors même du lieu de confluence—celui qui garde des vœux purs, en s’y baignant, est délivré des péchés, fût-ce de ceux amassés en sept naissances.

Word by Word

तिलोदकीTilodakī (name of the river)

इतिthus, as

विख्याताwell-known, famed

पुण्यतोयाhaving holy water

सदाalways

नदीriver

संगमात्from the confluence

अन्यतःelsewhere, from another place

यस्याम्in which (river)

तिलोदक्याम्in Tilodakī

शुचिव्रतःone of pure vow/observance

स्नातःhaving bathed

विमुच्यतेis freed, is released

पापैःfrom sins

सप्तजन्मार्जितैःacquired over seven births

अपिeven, also

Speaker

Unspecified (Ayodhyāmāhātmya narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Tilodakī

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A disciplined pilgrim bathes in the dark-hued Tilodakī waters; luminous ripples suggest sanctity; the confluence is visible in the distance but the act occurs elsewhere, emphasizing all stretches are holy; symbolic shadows of past sins dissolve.

Characters & Entities

Tilodakī

Saṅgama

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purity of conduct combined with tīrtha-snāna is portrayed as a powerful means for deep karmic cleansing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Tilodakī river-tīrtha in the Ayodhyā sacred landscape, distinct from (not limited to) the confluence area.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bathing (snāna) in the Tilodakī with śuci-vrata (pure vows/discipline).