Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

ददर्श तोय आवासमृक्सामयजुर्नादितम् । अलक्ष्यागतनिर्गम्यं सर्वपापक्षयंकरम्

Transliteration

dadarśa toya āvāsamṛksāmayajurnāditam | alakṣyāgatanirgamyaṃ sarvapāpakṣayaṃkaram

Translation

അവൻ ജലതീരത്തിലെ ആ പുണ്യാവാസം ദർശിച്ചു; ഋക്, സാമ, യജുസ് വേദമന്ത്രധ്വനികളാൽ അത് മുഴങ്ങിക്കൊണ്ടിരുന്നു. അവിടെ പ്രവേശവും നിർഗമനവും അദൃശ്യമെന്നപോലെ; ആ സ്ഥലം സർവ്വപാപക്ഷയകരം.

Word by Word

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• तोय: water
• तोय: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• आवासम्: abode, dwelling
• आवासम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• ऋक्सामयजुर्नादितम्: resounding with Ṛk, Sāman and Yajus (Vedic chants)
• ऋक्सामयजुर्नादितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऋक् + सामन् + यजुस् + नादित (कृदन्त; √नद्)
• Form: समासः: द्वन्द्व (ऋक्-सामन्-यजुस्), ततः कृदन्तविशेषणम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); नादित = क्त (past passive participle) from √नद् ‘to sound’

• अलक्ष्यागतनिर्गम्यम्: with imperceptible coming and going (hard to notice entry/exit)
• अलक्ष्यागतनिर्गम्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अलक्ष्य + आगत + निर्गम्य (कृदन्त; √गम्)
• Form: समासः: तत्पुरुष (अलक्ष्य-आगत-निर्गम्य); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); निर्गम्य = ल्यप्/तव्यत्-भावार्थक कृदन्त from √गम् with उपसर्ग ‘निर्’ (sense: ‘to be gone out/approached’)

• सर्वपापक्षयंकरम्: causing the destruction of all sins
• सर्वपापक्षयंकरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + पाप + क्षय + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: तत्पुरुष (सर्व-पाप-क्षय-कर); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual, unspecified in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mahādāruvana-āvāsa (Revā-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene waterside hermitage: rippling blue-green water, reed-banks, a small āśrama with thatched roofs and yajña-śālā; brāhmaṇas chanting three Vedas; the space feels ‘half-visible’, with mist and light suggesting unseen entry/exit; the pilgrim-figure pauses in wonder.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛgveda
• Sāmaveda
• Yajurveda
• Mahādeva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha sanctified by Vedic sound and dhārmic living becomes a powerful purifier, removing accumulated sin.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A waterside sacred āśrama within the Revā Khaṇḍa, characterized by Vedic chanting and sin-destroying potency.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, Veda-pāṭha (Vedic recitation) and holy association are highlighted; no explicit snāna/dāna rule is stated.