Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

अन्येऽपि तत्र ये स्नाताः शुचयस्तु समाहिताः । पापशल्यैः प्रमुच्यन्ते मृता यान्ति सुरालयम्

Transliteration

anye'pi tatra ye snātāḥ śucayastu samāhitāḥ | pāpaśalyaiḥ pramucyante mṛtā yānti surālayam

Translation

また、そこにて沐浴し、清らかにして心を一つに保つ者たちも、罪のśalyaより解き放たれ、命終われば神々の住まいへと赴く。

Word by Word

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adverbial (Place/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• स्नाताः: bathed
• स्नाताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्ना (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• शुचयः: pure
• शुचयः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• समाहिताः: composed/collected (in mind)
• समाहिताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-धा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• पापशल्यैः: from/with the darts of sin
• पापशल्यैः: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Separation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप-शल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुषः (पापरूपं शल्यं = sins as darts)

• प्रमुच्यन्ते: are freed
• प्रमुच्यन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र- मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/मध्यस्थभाव (are released)

• मृताः: having died/when dead
• मृताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• यान्ति: go
• यान्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• सुरालयम्: to the abode of the gods
• सुरालयम्: Gati-karma (Destination/गतिकर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर-आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुषः (सुराणाम् आलयः = abode of gods)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Mārkaṇḍeya continuing the account)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Viśalyā-tīrtha / Kāpilā-hrada

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims bathe in the lake with folded hands, calm faces, and ascetic composure; above, a subtle celestial pathway suggests ascent to the gods’ abode.

Characters & Entities

• Viśalyā Tīrtha
• Sura-loka (heaven)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purity and mental recollection during tīrtha-bathing transforms the act into karmic purification and elevates one’s destiny.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The same Viśalyā/Kapilā tīrtha described in Adhyāya 22 of the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bathing) performed with śauca (purity) and samādhāna (collected mind).