Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

ते सर्वपापनिर्मुक्ताः सर्वान्कामांल्लभति वै । जलमध्येऽत्र भूपाल अग्नितीर्थं च तिष्ठति

Transliteration

te sarvapāpanirmuktāḥ sarvānkāmāṃllabhati vai | jalamadhye'tra bhūpāla agnitīrthaṃ ca tiṣṭhati

Translation

അവർ എല്ലാ പാപങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നും വിമുക്തരായി സത്യമായും എല്ലാ ആഗ്രഹങ്ങളും പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു. ഹേ ഭൂപാലാ! ഇവിടെ ജലത്തിന്റെ മദ്ധ്യേ ‘അഗ്നിതീർത്ഥം’ നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു.

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन

• सर्वपापनिर्मुक्ताः: freed from all sins
• सर्वपापनिर्मुक्ताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + निर् + मुक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (सर्वेभ्यः पापेभ्यः निर्मुक्ताः)

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन (कामान् इति विशेष्य)

• कामान्: desires
• कामान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• लभति: obtains
• लभति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; (अर्थे: ते ... लभन्ते इति बहुवचनं अपेक्षितम्; पाठे एकवचनं सम्भवतः सामान्यवचनम्)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक (particle: indeed)

• जलमध्ये: in the middle of the water
• जलमध्ये: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक) + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (जलस्य मध्ये)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Place/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb: here)

• भूपाल: O protector of the earth (king)
• भूपाल: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूपाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (भूः पालः)

• अग्नितीर्थम्: the Agni-tīrtha (fire sacred ford)
• अग्नितीर्थम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (अग्नेः तीर्थम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• तिष्ठति: stands, is situated
• तिष्ठति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Agnitīrtha

Type: tirtha

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (bhūpāla)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred ford named Agnitīrtha appears as a luminous presence within the river’s midstream; devotees perform rites and emerge purified; subtle fire-like radiance over water.

Characters & Entities

• Agnitīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Approaching a powerful tīrtha with right conduct purifies sins and supports both worldly and spiritual aims.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Agnitīrtha, described as situated in the midst of the waters.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied tīrtha-sevā such as approaching/visiting and bathing (snāna) in the sacred waters connected to Agnitīrtha.