Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

सरयूसलिले स्नात्वा सुचिंताकुलमानसः । देवं धर्महरिं पश्येत्सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते

Transliteration

sarayūsalile snātvā suciṃtākulamānasaḥ | devaṃ dharmahariṃ paśyetsarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate

Translation

ସରୟୂ ଜଳରେ ସ୍ନାନ କରି, ପବିତ୍ର ଚିନ୍ତାରେ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ମନ ନେଇ ଦେବ ଧର୍ମ-ହରିଙ୍କ ଦର୍ଶନ କଲେ, ସେ ସମସ୍ତ ପାପରୁ ମୁକ୍ତ ହୁଏ।

Word by Word

• sarayūsalile: in the waters of the Sarayū
• sarayūsalile: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarayū-salila (प्रातिपदिक; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/सम्बन्ध-तत्पुरुष समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; अधिकरण (स्थान)

• snātvā: having bathed
• snātvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Converb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: snā (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव कृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• suciṃtākulamānasaḥ: whose mind is filled with good thoughts
• suciṃtākulamānasaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-cintā-ākula-mānasa (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि-समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—यस्य मानसं सुचिन्तया आकुलम्

• devam: the god
• devam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• dharmahariṃ: Dharma-Hari
• dharmahariṃ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma-hari (प्रातिपदिक; कर्मधारय-समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; (devam) विशेषण/अप्पोज़िशन

• paśyet: should see
• paśyet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• sarvapāpaiḥ: from all sins
• sarvapāpaiḥ: Apādāna (Ablative sense/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva-pāpa (प्रातिपदिक; कर्मधारय-समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया, बहुवचन; अपादानार्थे (separation: from sins)

• pramucyate: is liberated
• pramucyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-muc (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे (passive: is freed)

Speaker

Agastya (narration continues)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sarayū (Ayodhyā) with Dharma-Hari darśana

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims at dawn bathe in the Sarayū, hands joined in prayer; after snān they walk with wet garments and serene faces toward a shrine of Dharma-Hari for darśana; the river glows with morning light.

Characters & Entities

• Sarayū
• Dharma-Hari

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-snāna joined with pure inward recollection and darśana becomes a complete purification from pāpa.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Sarayū river in Ayodhyā, along with the darśana of the deity Dharma-Hari.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna in Sarayū followed by darśana of Dharma-Hari, performed with su-cintā (pure contemplation).