Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

एवं ज्ञात्वा नरस्तत्र स्नानं श्राद्धं च कारयेत् । सर्वपापविनाशार्थं पितॄणां प्रीतये तथा

Transliteration

evaṃ jñātvā narastatra snānaṃ śrāddhaṃ ca kārayet | sarvapāpavināśārthaṃ pitṝṇāṃ prītaye tathā

Translation

Mengetahui hal ini, seseorang hendaknya mengatur mandi suci dan juga śrāddha di sana—demi lenyapnya segala dosa dan demi keridaan para leluhur (Pitṛ).

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘thus’)

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Purva-kala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having known’

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: ‘there’)

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• श्राद्धम्: śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• कारयेत्: should cause to be done / should have performed
• कारयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) causative: कारय (णिच्)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद, णिच्-प्रयोग (Causative)

• सर्वपापविनाशार्थम्: for the destruction of all sins
• सर्वपापविनाशार्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + विनाश (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (उद्देश्य/प्रयोजनवाचक: ‘for the purpose of’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (अर्थम्)

• पितॄणाम्: of the ancestors (pitṛs)
• पितॄणाम्: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• प्रीतये: for (their) satisfaction
• प्रीतये: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन

• तथा: also / likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘also/likewise’)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Citrāpathā (Prabhāsa)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A clear ritual scene: a man bathes at the river with folded hands, then sits with a priest to perform śrāddha offerings on kuśa grass; ancestors are subtly shown receiving satisfaction.

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs
• Śrāddha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma integrates self-purification with gratitude: cleansing one’s sins and honoring one’s lineage through Pitṛ rites.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra at the Citrāpathā river-tīrtha, recommended for snāna and śrāddha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform/arrange snāna (holy bath) and śrāddha at this spot to destroy sins and please the Pitṛs.