Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

यत्र देवनदी गंगा स्वयमेव व्यवस्थिता । यस्यां स्नातः पुमान्सद्यः सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते

Transliteration

yatra devanadī gaṃgā svayameva vyavasthitā | yasyāṃ snātaḥ pumānsadyaḥ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate

Translation

အကြောင်းမှာ ထိုနေရာ၌ နတ်မြစ် ဂင်္ဂါသည် ကိုယ်တိုင်ပင် တည်ရှိနေသည်။ ၎င်းတွင် ရေချိုးသောသူသည် ချက်ချင်းပင် အပြစ်အားလုံးမှ လွတ်မြောက်သည်။

Word by Word

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सम्बन्धबोधक स्थानवाचक (relative locative adverb)

• देवनदी: the divine river
• देवनदी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + नदी (प्रातिपदिक; कर्मधारय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• गङ्गा: Gaṅgā
• गङ्गा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• स्वयम्: by herself
• स्वयम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, आत्मनः/स्वतः इत्यर्थे (reflexive adverb)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (Nipata)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारणार्थक निपात (particle of emphasis)

• व्यवस्थिता: established/situated
• व्यवस्थिता: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + अव + स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘गङ्गा’ इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• यस्याम्: in which (river/place)
• यस्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• स्नातः: having bathed
• स्नातः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्ना (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘पुमान्’ इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• पुमान्: a man
• पुमान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुमांस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (immediately)

• सर्वपापैः: from all sins
• सर्वपापैः: Apadana (Ablative sense/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + पाप (प्रातिपदिक; कर्मधारय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (अपादानार्थे)

• प्रमुच्यते: is freed/released
• प्रमुच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣayaḥ

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous river/spring identified as Gaṅgā, with subtle celestial motifs (makara, lotuses, divine light). A pilgrim steps into the water; sins symbolically dissolve as dark wisps leaving the body.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṅgā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace is localized in tīrthas; bathing with reverence becomes a direct means of purification from sin.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A sacred spring/kuṇḍa locale where Gaṅgā is said to abide by her own will.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (bathing) in the waters where Gaṅgā abides, yielding immediate pāpa-kṣaya (removal of sin).