Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

ददर्श तोय आवासमृक्सामयजुर्नादितम् । अलक्ष्यागतनिर्गम्यं सर्वपापक्षयंकरम्

Transliteration

dadarśa toya āvāsamṛksāmayajurnāditam | alakṣyāgatanirgamyaṃ sarvapāpakṣayaṃkaram

Translation

Baginda melihat sebuah pertapaan suci di tepi air, bergema dengan lantunan Ṛk, Sāma dan Yajus. Tempat itu dimasuki dan ditinggalkan tanpa terlihat, serta memusnahkan segala dosa.

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.