Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 112

Devanagari script

गोप्रताराभिधं तीर्थमपरं वर्ततेऽनघ । सन्निधौ संगमस्यैव महापातकनाशनम्

Transliteration

gopratārābhidhaṃ tīrthamaparaṃ vartate'nagha | sannidhau saṃgamasyaiva mahāpātakanāśanam

Translation

Ô toi sans faute, il existe un autre tīrtha nommé Gopratārā; tout près de la confluence même, il détruit jusqu’aux grands péchés.

Word by Word

• गोप्रतारा-अभिधम्: named ‘Gopratārā’
• गोप्रतारा-अभिधम्: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गोप्रतारा-अभिध (प्रातिपदिक; गोप्रतारा + अभिध)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तीर्थम् इति विशेषण (नामवाचक)

• तीर्थम्: a sacred ford/place
• तीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अपरम्: another
• अपरम्: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तीर्थम् इति विशेषण

• वर्तते: exists, is found
• वर्तते: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• अनघ: O sinless one
• अनघ: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; संबोधन

• सन्निधौ: in the vicinity/presence
• सन्निधौ: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• संगमस्य: of the confluence
• संगमस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Emphasis/Restriction particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (restrictive: “only/indeed”)

• महापातकनाशनम्: destroyer of great sins
• महापातकनाशनम्: Predicate-noun (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महापातक-नाशन (प्रातिपदिक; महापातक + नाशन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (तद् तीर्थम्) इत्यस्य विधेय

Speaker

Unknown (Ayodhyāmāhātmya narrator; likely a Purāṇic teacher addressing a listener)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gopratārā

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: ‘anagha’ addressee (a ‘sinless one’ within the dialogue)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A smaller, intimate ford named Gopratārā beside the grand confluence; a sign-like marker or priest indicates the tīrtha-name; pilgrims bathe with solemn faces, as if seeking absolution.

Characters & Entities

• Gopratārā
• Saṅgama

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Certain named tīrthas are celebrated as exceptionally powerful in removing even grave wrongdoing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Gopratārā tīrtha, located near the saṅgama at Ayodhyā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied tīrtha practice: visiting and bathing/performing rites at Gopratārā near the confluence.