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Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7

गन्धर्वाप्सरसो यक्षाः सिद्धविद्याधरोरगाः । तद्दिने तेऽपि देवेशं दृष्ट्वा मुञ्चन्ति किल्बिषम्

gandharvāpsaraso yakṣāḥ siddhavidyādharoragāḥ | taddine te'pi deveśaṃ dṛṣṭvā muñcanti kilbiṣam

Gandharva, Apsara, Yakṣa, Siddha, Vidyādhara dan Nāga juga—pada hari itu, setelah menatap Tuhan para dewa, mereka menanggalkan segala dosa.

gandharvaGandharvas
gandharva:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootgandharva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (समूह-उल्लेख; समासाङ्ग)
apsarasaḥApsarases
apsarasaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootapsaras (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
yakṣāḥYakṣas
yakṣāḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
siddhaSiddhas
siddha:
Sambandha (Compound-member/समासाङ्ग)
TypeNoun
Rootsiddha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (समासाङ्ग)
vidyādharaVidyādharas
vidyādhara:
Sambandha (Compound-member/समासाङ्ग)
TypeNoun
Rootvidyā + dhara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (समासाङ्ग); समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (vidyāyāḥ dharaḥ)
uragāḥserpents
uragāḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rooturaga (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
taddineon that day
taddine:
Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Roottad + dina (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष
tethey
te:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)
apialso
api:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय/अपि-अर्थक-अव्यय (particle: also/even)
deveśamthe Lord of the gods
deveśam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (devānām īśaḥ)
dṛṣṭvāhaving seen
dṛṣṭvā:
Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√dṛś (दृश्)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)
muñcantirelease/abandon
muñcanti:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√muc (मुच्)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद
kilbiṣamsin/impurity
kilbiṣam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootkilbiṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Skanda (deduced: Skanda Purāṇa narrative voice within Revā-khaṇḍa)

Tirtha: Śuklatīrtha

Type: ghat

Scene: A diverse assembly—Gandharvas with instruments, Apsarases dancing, Yakṣas as guardians, Siddhas and Vidyādharas in yogic poise, Nāgas coiled near water—gathers at the tīrtha; upon seeing Deveśa, a dark haze of sin lifts from them.

G
Gandharvas
A
Apsarases
Y
Yakṣas
S
Siddhas
V
Vidyādharas
N
Nāgas (Uraga)
D
Deveśa (Lord of gods—Śiva in context)

FAQs

Darśana of the divine at a tīrtha is transformative—purification is not limited to humans but extends to all beings.

Śukla-tīrtha (the tīrtha praised throughout this passage of Revā-khaṇḍa).

Divine darśana on the auspicious day associated with tīrtha-snāna (implied by the surrounding verses).