Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

स्नापयित्वा महादेवं सर्वपातकनाशनम् । जगाम प्रभया पूर्णः स च लोकमनुत्तमम्

Transliteration

snāpayitvā mahādevaṃ sarvapātakanāśanam | jagāma prabhayā pūrṇaḥ sa ca lokamanuttamam

Translation

ครั้นได้สรงสนานแด่มหาเทวะ—ผู้ทำลายมหาบาปทั้งปวง—เขาก็จากไป เปี่ยมด้วยรัศมี สู่โลกอันยอดยิ่งหาที่เปรียบมิได้

Word by Word

• स्नापयित्वा: having bathed (caused to bathe)
• स्नापयित्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु) [णिच्]
• Form: णिच्-प्रत्ययान्त causative धातोः क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषणम् (causative gerund; having caused to bathe)

• महादेवम्: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक; महा + देव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः एकवचनम् (masculine accusative singular)

• सर्वपातकनाशनम्: destroyer of all sins
• सर्वपातकनाशनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-पातक-नाशन (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + पातक + नाशन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः एकवचनम्; महादेवम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (masculine accusative singular; adjective of Mahādeva)

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (परिपूर्णभूत/परोक्षभूत), प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम् (perfect; 3rd singular; went)

• प्रभया: with radiance
• प्रभया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः एकवचनम्; करणार्थे (feminine instrumental singular; with radiance)

• पूर्णः: filled
• पूर्णः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (masculine nominative singular; full)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः एकवचनम् (masculine nominative singular; he)

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

• लोकम्: world
• लोकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः एकवचनम् (masculine accusative singular)

• अनुत्तमम्: unsurpassed
• अनुत्तमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः एकवचनम्; लोकम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (masculine accusative singular; unsurpassed)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced for Āvantya Khaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mahādeva (Revā-tīra Śiva)

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Soma performs abhiṣeka to a Śiva-liṅga with Narmadā water; the liṅga shines, Soma regains brilliance, and an upward path to anuttama-loka opens.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional service to Śiva, especially ritual bathing, is portrayed as a powerful purifier that elevates the devotee to a supreme state.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Śiva sanctuary within the Revā Khaṇḍa setting is implied; the verse centers on Mahādeva as the locus of purification.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāpana/abhiṣeka—ritually bathing the deity (Mahādeva).