Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

स्नाप्यमानं च ये भक्त्वा पश्यन्ति परमेश्वरम् । ते यान्ति च परे लोके सर्वपापविवर्जितैः

Transliteration

snāpyamānaṃ ca ye bhaktvā paśyanti parameśvaram | te yānti ca pare loke sarvapāpavivarjitaiḥ

Translation

جو لوگ بھکتی کے ساتھ ابھیشیک کے وقت پرمیشور کا درشن کرتے ہیں، وہ سب گناہوں سے پاک ہو کر اعلیٰ لوک میں جاتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• स्नाप्यमानम्: being bathed
• स्नाप्यमानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु) [णिच्] + यमान (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि-प्रयोगे शानच्/यमान-प्रत्यय (Present passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (सन्दर्भे शिवः), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• भक्त्वा: having worshipped / with devotion
• भक्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• पश्यन्ति: see
• पश्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• परम-ईश्वरम्: the Supreme Lord
• परम-ईश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—कर्मधारय (परमः ईश्वरः)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• परे: in the other/next
• परे: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular) (लोके इति विशेषणम्)

• लोके: world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्व-पाप-विवर्जितैः: free from all sins
• सर्व-पाप-विवर्जितैः: Sahakari/Hetu (Accompaniment/Means)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + विवर्जित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—तत्पुरुष (सर्वैः पापैः विवर्जितः)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (context continues)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha Śiva-abhiṣeka darśana

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Lord is being bathed; streams of white liquid cascade over the icon; devotees stand with folded hands, eyes fixed in devotion; a luminous pathway upward symbolizes ‘pare loke’ while dark stains dissolve, symbolizing sin-removal.

Characters & Entities

• Parameśvara (Śiva)
• Abhiṣeka
• Pāpa (sin)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional darśana—especially during sacred rites—purifies the heart and is portrayed as a direct means to transcend sin.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Śaiva tīrtha on the Revā/Narmadā where abhiṣeka and darśana are especially meritorious.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Witnessing Śiva (or the liṅga) during abhiṣeka with devotion is recommended as a meritorious act.