Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

अन्येऽपि तत्र ये स्नाताः शुचयस्तु समाहिताः । पापशल्यैः प्रमुच्यन्ते मृता यान्ति सुरालयम्

Transliteration

anye'pi tatra ye snātāḥ śucayastu samāhitāḥ | pāpaśalyaiḥ pramucyante mṛtā yānti surālayam

Translation

اور جو دوسرے لوگ وہاں پاکیزگی اور یکسوئی کے ساتھ غسل کرتے ہیں، وہ گناہ کے شلیوں سے چھوٹ جاتے ہیں؛ اور مرنے کے بعد دیوتاؤں کے دھام کو پہنچتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adverbial (Place/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• स्नाताः: bathed
• स्नाताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्ना (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• शुचयः: pure
• शुचयः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• समाहिताः: composed/collected (in mind)
• समाहिताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-धा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• पापशल्यैः: from/with the darts of sin
• पापशल्यैः: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Separation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप-शल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुषः (पापरूपं शल्यं = sins as darts)

• प्रमुच्यन्ते: are freed
• प्रमुच्यन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र- मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/मध्यस्थभाव (are released)

• मृताः: having died/when dead
• मृताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• यान्ति: go
• यान्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• सुरालयम्: to the abode of the gods
• सुरालयम्: Gati-karma (Destination/गतिकर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर-आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुषः (सुराणाम् आलयः = abode of gods)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Mārkaṇḍeya continuing the account)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Viśalyā-tīrtha / Kāpilā-hrada

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims bathe in the lake with folded hands, calm faces, and ascetic composure; above, a subtle celestial pathway suggests ascent to the gods’ abode.

Characters & Entities

• Viśalyā Tīrtha
• Sura-loka (heaven)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purity and mental recollection during tīrtha-bathing transforms the act into karmic purification and elevates one’s destiny.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The same Viśalyā/Kapilā tīrtha described in Adhyāya 22 of the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bathing) performed with śauca (purity) and samādhāna (collected mind).