Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

वेपंते सर्वपापानि नाशोऽस्माकं भवेदिति । गर्भवासादिदुःखानि तावद्याति नरो भुवि

Transliteration

vepaṃte sarvapāpāni nāśo'smākaṃ bhavediti | garbhavāsādiduḥkhāni tāvadyāti naro bhuvi

Translation

Todos os pecados tremem, pensando: «Agora ocorrerá a nossa destruição!». Até então, o homem neste mundo sofre as dores que começam com a permanência no ventre materno.

Word by Word

• वेपन्ते: tremble
• वेपन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वेप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• सर्वपापानि: all sins
• सर्वपापानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः

• नाशः: destruction
• नाशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• अस्माकम्: of us
• अस्माकम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• भवेत्: may occur; would be
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation-marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्ययम् (quotative particle)

• गर्भवासादिदुःखानि: sufferings such as dwelling in the womb, etc.
• गर्भवासादिदुःखानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्भ + वास + आदि + दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; समाहार-तत्पुरुषः (गर्भवासादीनि दुःखानि)

• तावत्: until then
• तावत्: Kala/Avadhi (Time-limit/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधि-वाचक-अव्ययम् (so long; until then)

• याति: goes; undergoes
• याति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• भुवि: on earth
• भुवि: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक: भूमि/भुव्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; (भुव्/भूमि-शब्दः)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sarvatīrtha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas (addressed in prior verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: As the pilgrim nears the water, shadowy figures labeled as sins quake and scatter; behind them, a faint montage of womb and life-sufferings dissolves into light, indicating saṃsāra’s loosening grip.

Characters & Entities

• Sarvapāpāni (sins)
• Garbhavāsa (womb-dwelling)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-sevā is portrayed as a force that breaks the cycle of suffering rooted in sin and saṃsāra.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The context continues the praise of Sarvatīrtha, where sins are said to be destroyed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied: proceed to the tīrtha for snāna; the verse highlights the purificatory effect that follows.