Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 70

Devanagari script

एरण्ड्याः सङ्गमे स्नात्वा ब्रह्महत्यां व्यपोहति । रात्रौ जागरणं कुर्यात्प्रभाते भोजयेद्द्विजान्

Transliteration

eraṇḍyāḥ saṅgame snātvā brahmahatyāṃ vyapohati | rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ kuryātprabhāte bhojayeddvijān

Translation

എരണ്ഡീയുടെ സംഗമത്തിൽ സ്നാനം ചെയ്താൽ ബ്രഹ്മഹത്യാപാപം പോലും അകറ്റപ്പെടുന്നു. രാത്രിയിൽ ജാഗരണം ചെയ്യുകയും പ്രഭാതത്തിൽ ദ്വിജന്മാർക്ക് (ബ്രാഹ്മണർക്കു) ഭോജനം നൽകുകയും വേണം.

Word by Word

• एरण्ड्याः: of Eraṇḍyā
• एरण्ड्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एरण्ड्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — 'of Eraṇḍyā (river)'

• सङ्गमे: at the confluence
• सङ्गमे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — 'at the confluence'

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive) — 'having bathed'

• ब्रह्महत्याम्: the sin of brahmin-slaying
• ब्रह्महत्याम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्महत्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — 'brahma-hatyā (killing of a brāhmaṇa)'

• व्यपोहति: removes
• व्यपोहति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप-हृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद — 'removes/dispels' (वि+अपोहतिः)

• रात्रौ: at night
• रात्रौ: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — 'at night'

• जागरणम्: a vigil
• जागरणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जागरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — 'keeping awake/vigil'

• कुर्यात्: should perform
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद — 'should do'

• प्रभाते: in the morning
• प्रभाते: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — 'in the morning'

• भोजयेत्: should feed
• भोजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (णिच् causative sense) — 'should feed'

• द्विजान्: the twice-born (brahmins)
• द्विजान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन — 'brāhmaṇas/twice-born'

Speaker

Rudra (context continues)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Eraṇḍī-saṅgama

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (addressed as ‘devi’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At a river confluence, pilgrims descend stone steps to bathe; night vigil with lamps on the bank; at dawn, seated brāhmaṇas receive food offerings.

Characters & Entities

• Eraṇḍī
• Saṅgama
• Dvija

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is completed by conduct: bathing purifies, vigil disciplines the mind, and feeding the worthy seals merit through compassion and dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Eraṇḍī-saṅgama (the confluence associated with Eraṇḍī) in the Revā Khaṇḍa sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna at the saṅgama, night-long jāgaraṇa, and morning bhojana (feeding) of dvijas (brāhmaṇas).