Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

यानि कानि च पुण्यानि ब्रह्मांडांतर्गतानि वै । तानि गंगादितीर्थानि स्वपापपरिशुद्धये

Transliteration

yāni kāni ca puṇyāni brahmāṃḍāṃtargatāni vai | tāni gaṃgāditīrthāni svapāpapariśuddhaye

Translation

బ్రహ్మాండమంతటిలో ఉన్న ఏ ఏ పుణ్యాలు, పవిత్ర తీర్థాలు ఉన్నవో, అవన్నీ గంగా మొదలైన తీర్థాలుగా ఇక్కడ స్వపాపపరిశుద్ధి కొరకు సన్నిహితమై ఉన్నాయి।

Word by Word

• यानि: which (things)
• यानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), बहुवचन

• कानि: any (things)
• कानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), बहुवचन; ‘any/whatever’ (अनिश्चितार्थे)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पुण्यानि: meritorious, holy
• पुण्यानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), बहुवचन

• ब्रह्माण्ड-अन्तर्गतानि: situated within the universe
• ब्रह्माण्ड-अन्तर्गतानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्माण्ड + अन्तर्गत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), बहुवचन; समासः—ब्रह्माण्डे अन्तर्गत (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/पादपूरण-अव्यय (particle)

• तानि: those
• तानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), बहुवचन

• गङ्गादितीर्थानि: the tīrthas beginning with the Gaṅgā
• गङ्गादितीर्थानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा + आदि + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), बहुवचन; समासः—गङ्गा-आदि-तीर्थानि (आदि-शब्देन समाहारः; तत्पुरुषप्रायः)

• स्वपापपरिशुद्धये: for the purification of one’s own sins
• स्वपापपरिशुद्धये: Sampradana (Beneficiary/Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + पाप + परिशुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—स्वस्य पापस्य परिशुद्धिः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

Speaker

Sūta (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sītā-saras (as sarva-tīrtha)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas/assembled sages (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A visionary depiction of Sītā-saras as containing within it the essence of Gaṅgā and countless tīrthas—multiple river goddesses and tīrtha-personifications subtly emerging from the waters.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṅgā
• tīrthas (sacred fords)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha is praised as a concentrated field of merit where the power of many sacred places is accessible for purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The implied Setu-region tīrtha context (including Sītā-saras), described as embodying Gaṅgā and other tīrthas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse emphasizes purification (pariśuddhi) through tīrtha-contact; the implied practice is snāna and pilgrimage approach.