Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

तस्यां स्नात्वा महादेवि मुच्यते पञ्चपातकैः

Transliteration

tasyāṃ snātvā mahādevi mucyate pañcapātakaiḥ

Translation

Wahai Mahadewi, sesiapa yang mandi di sana akan terlepas daripada lima dosa besar.

Word by Word

• तस्याम्: in that (river/place)
• तस्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्ना (धातु) + त्वा (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• महादेवि: O great goddess
• महादेवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• मुच्यते: is freed
• मुच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• पञ्चपातकैः: from the five sins
• पञ्चपातकैः: Hetu/Apakarana (Cause/source of release)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च + पातक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-tīrtha (Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and other ṛṣis (frame); immediate addressee in nearby verses is Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims bathe at a luminous coastal/riverine tīrtha of Prabhāsa; the water glows with sanctity as unseen sins fall away; distant silhouette of a Śiva shrine suggests Somnātha.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṅgā (that tīrtha)
• Pañca-pātaka (five grave sins)
• Mahādevī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purificatory rites at a true tīrtha, performed with faith, are portrayed as powerful means of moral and spiritual renewal.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Gaṅgā Tripathagāminī tīrtha in Prabhāsa Kṣetra, near Saṅgāleśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (sacred bathing) at that Gaṅgā tīrtha for release from pañca-pātaka.