Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

सर्वतीर्थं महापुण्यं महापातकनाशनम् । महापातकयुक्तो वा युक्तो वा सर्वपातकैः

Transliteration

sarvatīrthaṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ mahāpātakanāśanam | mahāpātakayukto vā yukto vā sarvapātakaiḥ

Translation

สรวตีรถะเป็นทีรถะอันมีบุญใหญ่ยิ่ง และเป็นผู้ทำลายมหาปาตกะคือบาปใหญ่ แม้ผู้ใดแบกมหาปาตกะไว้ หรือข้องเกี่ยวด้วยบาปทั้งปวง—

Word by Word

• सर्वतीर्थम्: the all-(encompassing) sacred ford; all holy places
• सर्वतीर्थम्: Visheshya (Predicate/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (सर्वं तीर्थम्)

• महापुण्यम्: greatly meritorious
• महापुण्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महā + पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• महापातकनाशनम्: destroyer of great sins
• महापातकनाशनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महā + पातक + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (महापातकस्य नाशनम्)

• महापातकयुक्तः: one afflicted/associated with great sin
• महापातकयुक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महā + पातक + युक्त (युज् धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (महापातकेन युक्तः/महापातकयुक्तः)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपातः (disjunctive particle: 'or')

• युक्तः: associated/connected (with)
• युक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त (युज् धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपातः

• सर्वपातकैः: with all sins
• सर्वपातकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + पातक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (सर्वाणि पातकानि)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sarvatīrtha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous coastal tīrtha with pilgrims approaching; the water is depicted as containing symbolic presences of many rivers and sacred sites, while shadowy ‘sins’ recoil at its edge.

Characters & Entities

• Sarvatīrtha
• Mahāpātaka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic tīrthas are portrayed as radically purifying—capable of cleansing even grave moral-spiritual stains.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Sarvatīrtha is directly praised as mahāpuṇya and mahāpātaka-nāśana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse sets up eligibility (even for sinners) for tīrtha practice; the implied rite is snāna in Sarvatīrtha (made explicit in adjacent verses).