Shloka 28

Narmadā–Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Sequence of Sacred Fords and Their Fruits

Devanagari script

स्कन्दतीर्थं ततो गच्छेत् सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् / आजन्मनः कृतं पापं स्नातस्तीव्रं व्यपोहति

Transliteration

skandatīrthaṃ tato gacchet sarvapāpapraṇāśanam / ājanmanaḥ kṛtaṃ pāpaṃ snātastīvraṃ vyapohati

Translation

پھر سکند تیرتھ جانا چاہیے جو تمام گناہوں کا ناش کرنے والا ہے۔ وہاں اشنان کرنے سے پیدائش سے کیے ہوئے گناہ بھی شدت سے دھل جاتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• skanda-tīrtham: Skanda’s sacred ford
• skanda-tīrtham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: skanda + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तत्पुरुष-समासः (स्कन्दस्य तीर्थम्)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषणम् (sequence)

• gacchet: should go
• gacchet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• sarva-pāpa-praṇāśanam: destroyer of all sins
• sarva-pāpa-praṇāśanam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + pāpa + praṇāśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तīrthaṃ विशेषयति); तत्पुरुष-समासः (सर्वेषां पापानां प्रणाशनम्)

• ā-janmanaḥ: from birth
• ā-janmanaḥ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā + janman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; अर्थः: जन्मपर्यन्तम्/from birth

• kṛtam: done, committed
• kṛtam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛ (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (पापं विशेषयति)

• pāpam: sin
• pāpam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• snātaḥ: having bathed
• snātaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: snā (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगः (one who has bathed)

• tīvram: intense, severe
• tīvram: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tīvra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (पापं विशेषयति)

• vyapohati: removes, dispels
• vyapohati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-apa-uh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Suta (narrator) describing the tirtha-mahatmya within the Kurma Purana’s sacred geography tradition

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Skanda-tirtha

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FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

It does not directly define Ātman; it emphasizes ritual-ethical purification (tīrtha-snānā) as a support for inner clarity, which in the Purāṇic framework aids progress toward Self-knowledge.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights tīrtha-snānā (sacred bathing) as a preparatory discipline—purifying the practitioner’s karmic burden and making the mind fit for dhyāna, japa, and Pāśupata-oriented devotion found elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

By praising Skanda-tīrtha (a Śaiva sphere) inside a Vaiṣṇava Purāṇa, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s integrative stance: sacred power and liberation-supporting merit are honored across Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava holy places.