Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

विशेषेण तु राजेन्द्र सावित्रीतीर्थमुत्तमम् । स्नात्वाचम्य विधानेन मनोवाक्कायकर्मभिः

Transliteration

viśeṣeṇa tu rājendra sāvitrītīrthamuttamam | snātvācamya vidhānena manovākkāyakarmabhiḥ

Translation

اور بالخصوص، اے راجندر، برتر ساوتری تیرتھ میں؛ وہاں اشنان کرکے اور ودھی کے مطابق آچمن کرکے—من، وانی اور کایا کے کرموں سے (اپنے آپ کو پاک کرے)۔

Word by Word

• विशेषेण: especially; in particular
• विशेषेण: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचन-रूपेण अव्ययीभाव (instrumental used adverbially): क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• तु: indeed; but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• राजेन्द्र: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सावित्री-तीर्थम्: the Sāvitrī sacred ford/place
• सावित्री-तीर्थम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावित्री (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'सावित्र्याः तीर्थम्'

• उत्तमम्: excellent; best
• उत्तमम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/क्त्वान्त): 'having bathed'

• आचम्य: having performed ācamana
• आचम्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + चम (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-समकक्ष)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/ल्यबन्त): 'having sipped (water) for purification'

• विधानेन: by the prescribed method
• विधानेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• मनः-वाक्-काय-कर्मभिः: with mind, speech, body, and deeds
• मनः-वाक्-काय-कर्मभिः: Karaṇa (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक) + वाच् (प्रातिपदिक) + काय (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (copulative): 'मनसा वाचा कायेन कर्मभिः'—with mind, speech, body, and actions

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Revā Khaṇḍa narrative instruction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sāvitrī-tīrtha

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājendra (best of kings)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A kingly pilgrim and attendants approach Sāvitrī-tīrtha; devotees bathe, then perform ācāmana with cupped hands, embodying purity in thought, speech, and action; the water glows with sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Sāvitrī-tīrtha
• Rājendra
• Snāna
• Ācamana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha practice is not only external bathing; it requires inner purity through disciplined mind, speech, and action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Sāvitrī-tīrtha is praised as an excellent sacred bathing place within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna at Sāvitrī-tīrtha followed by ācamana according to proper procedure, with tri-fold purification (mind/speech/body).