Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

स्नाप्यमानं च ये भक्त्वा पश्यन्ति परमेश्वरम् । ते यान्ति च परे लोके सर्वपापविवर्जितैः

Transliteration

snāpyamānaṃ ca ye bhaktvā paśyanti parameśvaram | te yānti ca pare loke sarvapāpavivarjitaiḥ

Translation

ผู้ใดด้วยภักติได้เฝ้าดูพระปรเมศวรขณะทรงรับการอภิเษกสรงน้ำ ผู้นั้นย่อมไปสู่โลกอันสูงส่ง ปราศจากบาปทั้งปวง

Word by Word

• स्नाप्यमानम्: being bathed
• स्नाप्यमानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु) [णिच्] + यमान (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि-प्रयोगे शानच्/यमान-प्रत्यय (Present passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (सन्दर्भे शिवः), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• भक्त्वा: having worshipped / with devotion
• भक्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• पश्यन्ति: see
• पश्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• परम-ईश्वरम्: the Supreme Lord
• परम-ईश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—कर्मधारय (परमः ईश्वरः)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• यान्ति: go
• यान्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• परे: in the other/next
• परे: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular) (लोके इति विशेषणम्)

• लोके: world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्व-पाप-विवर्जितैः: free from all sins
• सर्व-पाप-विवर्जितैः: Sahakari/Hetu (Accompaniment/Means)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + विवर्जित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—तत्पुरुष (सर्वैः पापैः विवर्जितः)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (context continues)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha Śiva-abhiṣeka darśana

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Lord is being bathed; streams of white liquid cascade over the icon; devotees stand with folded hands, eyes fixed in devotion; a luminous pathway upward symbolizes ‘pare loke’ while dark stains dissolve, symbolizing sin-removal.

Characters & Entities

• Parameśvara (Śiva)
• Abhiṣeka
• Pāpa (sin)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional darśana—especially during sacred rites—purifies the heart and is portrayed as a direct means to transcend sin.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Śaiva tīrtha on the Revā/Narmadā where abhiṣeka and darśana are especially meritorious.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Witnessing Śiva (or the liṅga) during abhiṣeka with devotion is recommended as a meritorious act.