Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

वचनान्मम देवेंद्र ब्रह्मणः केशवस्य च । यमस्य वचनाज्जिष्णो हत्या नैवात्र तिष्ठति । प्रविश्य त्वं महाराज अतोत्र स्नानमाचर

Transliteration

vacanānmama deveṃdra brahmaṇaḥ keśavasya ca | yamasya vacanājjiṣṇo hatyā naivātra tiṣṭhati | praviśya tvaṃ mahārāja atotra snānamācara

Translation

โอ้เทเวนทระ ด้วยวาจาของเรา และด้วยพระดำรัสของพระพรหม พระเกศวะ และด้วยบัญชาของพระยม โอ้ชิษณุ ที่นี่บาปแห่งการฆ่ามิได้สถิตอยู่เลย เพราะฉะนั้น โอ้มหาราช จงเข้าสู่สถานที่นี้และประกอบพิธีอาบน้ำศักดิ์สิทธิ์ ณ ที่นี่เถิด

Word by Word

• वचनात्: from the word/command
• वचनात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• मम: of me / my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• देवेन्द्र: O Devendra (lord of gods)
• देवेन्द्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; देव-इन्द्र इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• केशवस्य: of Keśava (Viṣṇu)
• केशवस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: keśava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• यमस्य: of Yama
• यमस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• वचनात्: from the command
• वचनात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• जिष्णो: O Jiṣṇu (Indra)
• जिष्णो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jiṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• हत्या: the sin of killing
• हत्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hatyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• एव: indeed
• एव: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• तिष्ठति: stays / remains
• तिष्ठति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्रविश्य: having entered
• प्रविश्य: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-viś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (Gerund/absolutive)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + rāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; महा-राज इति कर्मधारयः

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (causal/therefore)

• उत्र: there
• उत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: utra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• आचर: perform / practice
• आचर: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-car (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Śiva (Hara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya-snānātīrtha (within Dharmāraṇya)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Indra (Devendra/Jiṣṇu) and addressed ‘mahārāja’ (king) within the frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva (as authoritative protector) instructs Indra/Jiṣṇu and a king to enter Dharmāraṇya and bathe; the tīrtha glows with sanctity, attendants and sages witness the decree of sinlessness.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Indra (Devendra, Jiṣṇu)
• Brahmā
• Keśava (Viṣṇu)
• Yama
• Dharmāraṇya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purification is supported by cosmic order: when the devas uphold a kṣetra’s sanctity, sincere ritual action there becomes a powerful means of expiation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is affirmed as a place where ‘hatyā’ (sin of killing) cannot remain.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Enter the sacred area and perform snāna (ritual bathing) there.