Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

स्नात्वा देवसरे रम्ये नत्वा देवं जनार्द्दनम् । यः करोति नरो भक्त्या सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते

Transliteration

snātvā devasare ramye natvā devaṃ janārddanam | yaḥ karoti naro bhaktyā sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate

Translation

രമ്യമായ ദേവസരസ്സിൽ സ്നാനം ചെയ്ത് ജനാർദ്ദനനെ നമസ്കരിച്ച് ഭക്തിയോടെ പൂജ ചെയ്യുന്ന മനുഷ്യൻ സർവ്വപാപങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നു മോചിതനാകുന്നു.

Word by Word

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकाले कृत्य (having bathed)

• देवसरे: in Devāsara (sacred place)
• देवसरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवसर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (स्थानवाचक)

• रम्ये: beautiful
• रम्ये: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (देवसरे)

• नत्वा: having bowed
• नत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); (having bowed)

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जनार्द्दनम्: Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• जनार्द्दनम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्द्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; देवम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन

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

• करोति: does
• करोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; यः इत्यस्य विशेष्य

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; करण/हेतुवाचक

• सर्वपापैः: from all sins
• सर्वपापैः: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (सर्वाणि पापानि)

• प्रमुच्यते: is freed
• प्रमुच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु) उपसर्गः प्र-
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद, कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

Speaker

Unknown (Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa narrative voice; likely addressing a king)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Devasaras

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims bathe in a lotus-filled saras at dawn; then, with wet hair and folded hands, they bow before a Janārdana image in a small temple on the bank; priests offer tulasī and lamps.

Characters & Entities

• Devasaras
• Janārdana (Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purification is joined to devotion: snāna at the tīrtha and reverent surrender to Janārdana together lead to freedom from sin.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Devasaras, the sacred lake in Dharmāraṇya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bathe in Devasaras and bow to/worship Janārdana with bhakti.