Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

शुद्धिं च प्राप्ता सर्वेषां बन्धूनां च द्विजन्मनाम् । पुरतश्च गुरूणां च देवानामपि पापकृत्

Transliteration

śuddhiṃ ca prāptā sarveṣāṃ bandhūnāṃ ca dvijanmanām | purataśca gurūṇāṃ ca devānāmapi pāpakṛt

Translation

પાપ કરનારિ હોવા છતાં તેણે સર્વ સગાં, દ્વિજ, ગુરુઓ અને દેવતાઓની સમક્ષ શુદ્ધિ (નિર્દોષતા) પ્રાપ્ત કરી।

Word by Word

• śuddhim: purification, purity
• śuddhim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śuddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• prāptā: having obtained / attained
• prāptā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √āp (धातु) + pra- उपसर्ग; prāpta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृत्-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• sarveṣām: of all
• sarveṣām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine) (सामान्य-प्रयोग), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• bandhūnām: of (her) relatives
• bandhūnām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bandhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• dvijanmanām: of the twice-born (Brahmins)
• dvijanmanām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvijanman (प्रातिपदिक: dvija + janman)
• Form: समासः—तत्पुरुष (Tatpurusha): dvija-janman ‘twice-born’; पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• purataḥ: in front (of)
• purataḥ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: puratas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of place)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• gurūṇām: of the teachers/elders
• gurūṇām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• devānām: of the gods
• devānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• api: also, even
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle: emphasis/inclusion)

• pāpakṛt: the sinner / evil-doer
• pāpakṛt: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa-kṛt (प्रातिपदिक: pāpa + kṛt)
• Form: समासः—तत्पुरुष (Tatpurusha): pāpaṃ karoti ‘one who does sin’; पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A woman stands composed after ordeal/accusation; elders (dvijas), gurus, and a divine presence appear as witnesses; her aura brightens signifying regained śuddhi while the assembly looks on.

Characters & Entities

• deva (gods)
• dvijanman (twice-born)
• guru (elders/teachers)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purification and social-spiritual vindication are portrayed as possible through a recognized sacred test, emphasizing the tīrtha-māhātmya theme of cleansing and truth.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified within this single verse; the tīrtha’s glory is implied through the chapter’s broader context of purification and divine witnessing.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new prescription here; it states the result of the divyagraha—śuddhi (vindication/purity) before revered witnesses.