Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

ममतेजोग्निगर्भेयं ममवीर्यातिसंवृता । दाहिका सर्वदोषाणां सर्वपापविनाशिनी

Transliteration

mamatejognigarbheyaṃ mamavīryātisaṃvṛtā | dāhikā sarvadoṣāṇāṃ sarvapāpavināśinī

Translation

Ang (Gaṅgā) na ito’y isinilang mula sa aking nagliliyab na kaningningan, puspos ng aking dakilang lakas; sinusunog niya ang lahat ng kapintasan at winawasak ang lahat ng kasalanan.

Word by Word

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी एकवचन (Gen. sg.)

• तेजः: splendour, energy
• तेजः: Samāsa-aṅga
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रातिपदिक (compound member)

• अग्नि: fire
• अग्नि: Samāsa-aṅga
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रातिपदिक (compound member)

• गर्भा: having (my) fiery splendour within (wombed with)
• गर्भा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom. sg.); बहुव्रीहिः: (मम-तेजस्-अग्नि)-गर्भा = 'यस्या गर्भे मम तेजोऽग्निः'

• इयम्: this (she)
• इयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom. sg.)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी एकवचन (Gen. sg.)

• वीर्य: power, potency
• वीर्य: Samāsa-aṅga
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रातिपदिक (compound member)

• अति: exceedingly
• अति: Upapada/Intensifier
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्ग/अव्ययीभावपूर्वपद (prefix/adverbial intensifier)

• संवृता: covered/filled/imbued
• संवृता: Viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + वृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom. sg.)

• दाहिका: burning, consuming
• दाहिका: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दाहिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom. sg.)

• सर्व: all
• सर्व: Samāsa-aṅga
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रातिपदिक (compound member)

• दोषाणाम्: of all faults
• दोषाणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी बहुवचन (Gen. pl.); समासः: सर्व-दोषाणाम् (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-समासभावः)

• सर्व: all
• सर्व: Samāsa-aṅga
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रातिपदिक (compound member)

• पाप: sin
• पाप: Samāsa-aṅga
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रातिपदिक (compound member)

• विनाशिनी: destroyer of all sins
• विनाशिनी: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + नश् (धातु) + इनी (प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त; णिनि/इनी-प्रत्ययान्त (agent noun); स्त्रीलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom. sg.); समासः: सर्व-पाप-विनाशिनी (तत्पुरुषः: 'सर्वपापानां विनाशिनी')

Speaker

Śiva (deduced from first-person divine claim within Gaṅgā-māhātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gaṅgā (as Śiva-tejas-sambhavā)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī or internal interlocutor (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva speaks, indicating Gaṅgā as a radiant stream emerging from his fiery aura; the river appears as a luminous goddess whose touch burns away dark stains symbolizing doṣas and pāpas.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṅgā
• Śiva (implied by 'mama')

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Gaṅgā’s ability to purify is grounded in divine origin—she is described as charged with the deity’s radiance and power, hence sin-destroying.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Gaṅgā as the supreme purifier, central to Kāśī’s sacred geography and ritual life.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit act is commanded; the verse asserts Gaṅgā’s inherent capacity to burn faults and destroy sins, supporting snāna/pūjā practices.