Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

सङ्गमे तत्र यो गत्वा स्नानं कृत्वा यथाविधि । पुण्यैश्चैव तथा कुर्याद्गीतैर्नृत्यैः प्रबोधनम्

Transliteration

saṅgame tatra yo gatvā snānaṃ kṛtvā yathāvidhi | puṇyaiścaiva tathā kuryādgītairnṛtyaiḥ prabodhanam

Translation

അവിടെ സംഗമത്തിൽ ചെന്നു വിധിപ്രകാരം സ്നാനം ചെയ്ത് പുണ്യകർമ്മങ്ങൾ ചെയ്യുന്നവൻ, ഗീതങ്ങളാലും നൃത്തങ്ങളാലും (പ്രഭുവിനെ) പ്രബോധിപ്പിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• सङ्गमे: at the confluence
• सङ्गमे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (Adverb of place)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• स्नानम्: bath
• स्नानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक; √स्ना (धातु) से निष्पन्न)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• यथाविधि: according to the prescribed rule
• यथाविधि: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा-विधि (अव्यय-समास); यथा (अव्यय) + विधि (नाम)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास, क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial compound)

• पुण्यैः: with meritorious (acts)
• पुण्यैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Instrumental, Plural)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (Conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (Emphatic particle)

• तथा: thus, in that way
• तथा: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (Adverb of manner)

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd person, Singular)

• गीतैः: with songs
• गीतैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीत (प्रातिपदिक; √गै (धातु) से क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Instrumental, Plural)

• नृत्यैः: with dances
• नृत्यैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृत्य (प्रातिपदिक; √नृत् (धातु) से निष्पन्न)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Instrumental, Plural)

• प्रबोधनम्: awakening, rousing (rite)
• प्रबोधनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रबोधन (प्रातिपदिक; √बुध् (धातु) से णिच्/प्र- उपसर्ग)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

Speaker

Śiva (Śaṅkara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Saṅgama (near Loṭaṇeśvara)

Type: sangam

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At a river confluence, pilgrims bathe; nearby, devotees form a circle singing and dancing with cymbals and drums, facing a small shrine where lamps are lit as if ‘awakening’ the Lord.

Characters & Entities

• Saṅgama (confluence)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-bathing is to be completed with celebratory devotion—praise, song, and ritual awakening—uniting purity with bhakti.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A saṅgama (sacred confluence) within the Revā Khaṇḍa geography connected to Loṭaṇeśvara’s worship-cycle.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna at the confluence, performance of puṇya-karmas, and prabodhana through gīta (singing) and nṛtya (dance).