Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

आद्येनैकेन स्नानेन पापं यन्मनसा कृतम् । व्यपोहति नरः सम्यक्छ्रद्धायुक्तो जितेन्द्रियः

Transliteration

ādyenaikena snānena pāpaṃ yanmanasā kṛtam | vyapohati naraḥ samyakchraddhāyukto jitendriyaḥ

Translation

Dengan mandi pertama saja, dosa yang dilakukan dalam batin dan pikiran disingkirkan sepenuhnya oleh seorang insan yang menaklukkan indria serta dipenuhi śraddhā (iman suci).

Word by Word

• आद्येन: by the first
• आद्येन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसक/पुं, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; विशेषण

• एकेन: by one (single)
• एकेन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसक/पुं, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; विशेषण

• स्नानेन: by bathing
• स्नानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• पापम्: sin
• पापम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक

• मनसा: by the mind
• मनसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• कृतम्: done/committed
• कृतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• व्यपोहति: removes
• व्यपोहति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-अप-ऊह्/ऊह (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• सम्यक्: completely
• सम्यक्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक अव्यय (adverb: completely/properly)

• श्रद्धायुक्तः: endowed with faith
• श्रद्धायुक्तः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रद्धा-युक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (श्रद्धया युक्तः)

• जितेन्द्रियः: self-controlled
• जितेन्द्रियः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जित-इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (इन्द्रियाणि जितानि येन)

Speaker

Śiva (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa Māgha-snānā (first bath)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: प्रिय/वरानना interlocutor

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim at dawn, eyes closed in prayer before immersion; subtle depiction of ‘mind-sin’ dissolving as dark mist leaving the head/heart area; calm water and sacred horizon.

Characters & Entities

• Śraddhā (faith)
• Indriyas (senses)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Inner purity begins with the mind; sincere pilgrimage practice with faith and restraint cleanses subtle wrongdoing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrthas of Prabhāsa-kṣetra, praised for their power to dissolve sins.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A first, properly performed sacred bath (snāna) undertaken with śraddhā and sense-control.