Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

धौतपापं तु तत्तेन नाम्ना लोकेषु विश्रुतम् । तत्र स्थितो महादेवस्तुष्ट्यर्थं भृगुसत्तमे

Transliteration

dhautapāpaṃ tu tattena nāmnā lokeṣu viśrutam | tatra sthito mahādevastuṣṭyarthaṃ bhṛgusattame

Translation

આ કારણથી તે લોકોમાં ‘ધૌતપાપ’ નામે પ્રસિદ્ધ છે. ત્યાં ભૃગુશ્રેષ્ઠની તૃપ્તિ (અનુગ્રહ) માટે મહાદેવ નિવાસ કરે છે.

Word by Word

• dhautapāpam: Dhautapāpa (name/place)
• dhautapāpam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhauta (प्रातिपदिक; √dhāv/√dhu + क्त) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; नामरूपेण (as a proper name)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधसूचक (particle)

• tat: that
• tat: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण-प्रयोगः (‘that’)

• tena: by that (reason/thing)
• tena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• nāmnā: by the name
• nāmnā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• lokeṣu: in the worlds, among people
• lokeṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• viśrutam: well-known, renowned
• viśrutam: Kriya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viśruta (प्रातिपदिक; √śru + क्त with vi-)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (‘well-known’)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• sthitaḥ: situated, staying
• sthitaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthita (प्रातिपदिक; √sthā + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (standing/remaining)

• mahādevaḥ: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• mahādevaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (‘great’ + ‘god’)

• tuṣṭyartham: for (his) satisfaction
• tuṣṭyartham: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tuṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; प्रयोजनवाचक-अव्यय (for the sake of satisfaction)

• bhṛgusattame: O best of the Bhṛgus
• bhṛgusattame: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhṛgu (प्रातिपदिक) + sattama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः/कर्मधारय-सदृशः (‘best among Bhṛgus’)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dhauta-pāpa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dhauta-pāpa tīrtha with a visible Śiva-liṅga or Mahādeva’s subtle manifestation; Bhṛgu stands in reverence; the bull nearby; pilgrims witness the sanctity and the ‘renowned’ nature of the place.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• Bhṛgu
• Dhauta-pāpa Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha’s power is tied to divine presence—Śiva’s abiding sanctifies the place and makes it famed for purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dhauta-pāpa tīrtha, celebrated for washing away sin and for Mahādeva’s presence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated here; the verse explains the tīrtha’s name and Śiva’s abiding there.