Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

शुद्धिं च प्राप्ता सर्वेषां बन्धूनां च द्विजन्मनाम् । पुरतश्च गुरूणां च देवानामपि पापकृत्

Transliteration

śuddhiṃ ca prāptā sarveṣāṃ bandhūnāṃ ca dvijanmanām | purataśca gurūṇāṃ ca devānāmapi pāpakṛt

Translation

پس اُس نے سب کے روبرو—اپنے تمام رشتہ داروں، دو بار جنم لینے والوں، گروؤں اور حتیٰ کہ دیوتاؤں کے سامنے بھی—گناہ کے باوجود پاکیزگی اور برأت حاصل کر لی۔

Word by Word

• śuddhim: purification, purity
• śuddhim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śuddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• prāptā: having obtained / attained
• prāptā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √āp (धातु) + pra- उपसर्ग; prāpta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृत्-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• sarveṣām: of all
• sarveṣām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine) (सामान्य-प्रयोग), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• bandhūnām: of (her) relatives
• bandhūnām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bandhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• dvijanmanām: of the twice-born (Brahmins)
• dvijanmanām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvijanman (प्रातिपदिक: dvija + janman)
• Form: समासः—तत्पुरुष (Tatpurusha): dvija-janman ‘twice-born’; पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• purataḥ: in front (of)
• purataḥ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: puratas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of place)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• gurūṇām: of the teachers/elders
• gurūṇām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• devānām: of the gods
• devānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• api: also, even
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle: emphasis/inclusion)

• pāpakṛt: the sinner / evil-doer
• pāpakṛt: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa-kṛt (प्रातिपदिक: pāpa + kṛt)
• Form: समासः—तत्पुरुष (Tatpurusha): pāpaṃ karoti ‘one who does sin’; पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A woman stands composed after ordeal/accusation; elders (dvijas), gurus, and a divine presence appear as witnesses; her aura brightens signifying regained śuddhi while the assembly looks on.

Characters & Entities

• deva (gods)
• dvijanman (twice-born)
• guru (elders/teachers)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purification and social-spiritual vindication are portrayed as possible through a recognized sacred test, emphasizing the tīrtha-māhātmya theme of cleansing and truth.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified within this single verse; the tīrtha’s glory is implied through the chapter’s broader context of purification and divine witnessing.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new prescription here; it states the result of the divyagraha—śuddhi (vindication/purity) before revered witnesses.