Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

पंचाननोऽपि वसते पंचपातकनाशनः । तदेतत्तीर्थमागत्य स्नात्वा वै श्रद्धया सह । पुरंदरः पुरा विप्रा मुमुचे ब्रह्महत्यया

Transliteration

paṃcānano'pi vasate paṃcapātakanāśanaḥ | tadetattīrthamāgatya snātvā vai śraddhayā saha | puraṃdaraḥ purā viprā mumuce brahmahatyayā

Translation

แม้ปัญจานนะก็สถิตอยู่ที่นี่ ผู้ทำลายมหาบาปทั้งห้า โอ้พราหมณ์ทั้งหลาย ครั้งโบราณปุรันทร (อินทรา) ได้มาถึงตีรถะนี้ อาบน้ำด้วยศรัทธา แล้วพ้นจากบาปพราหมณ์ฆาต (พรหมหัตยา)

Word by Word

• पञ्चाननः: the five-faced one (Śiva)
• पञ्चाननः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च + आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः—पञ्च आननानि यस्य (बहुव्रीह्यर्थे प्रचलितः)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• वसते: dwells
• वसते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• पञ्चपातकनाशनः: destroyer of the five sins
• पञ्चपातकनाशनः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च + पातक + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—पञ्चानां पातकानां नाशनः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तीर्थम्: holy ford/pilgrimage place
• तीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आगत्य: having come
• आगत्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभावः; ‘having come’

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभावः; ‘having bathed’

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

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-योगे अव्यय (postposition: with)

• पुरन्दरः: Purandara (Indra)
• पुरन्दरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरन्दर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—पुरं दारयति इति (Indra)

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Kriya-vishesana (Temporal/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time) ‘formerly’

• विप्राः: O brāhmaṇas
• विप्राः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), बहुवचन

• मुमुचे: was released/freed
• मुमुचे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• ब्रह्महत्यया: from (the sin of) brahmin-slaying
• ब्रह्महत्यया: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्महत्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—ब्रह्मणः हत्या (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः); अपादान/हेतौ प्रयोगः (ablatival sense via instrumental)

Speaker

Sūta (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sītā-saras (Pañcānana-sannidhya tīrtha)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas (explicit: ‘viprāḥ’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On the bank of Sītā-saras, Śiva as Pañcānana is envisioned presiding; Indra (Purandara) performs a reverent bath and is freed from the dark stain of brahmahatyā, shown as a shadow dissolving into the water.

Characters & Entities

• Pañcānana (Śiva)
• Purandara (Indra/Vāsava)
• brahmahatyā
• tīrtha (Sītā-saras context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faithful bathing at an exalted tīrtha, sanctified by Śiva’s presence, is portrayed as a powerful means of release even from grave sins.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha in the Sītā-saras/Setu context, declared pañca-pātaka-nāśana and connected with Indra’s purification.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

To come to the tīrtha and perform snāna ‘with śraddhā’ (with faith), as a prāyaścitta-like act.