Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

सर्वपापप्रशमनं पुण्यामृततरंगितम् । यत्र साक्षात्सुरगुरुर्निवासं किल निर्ममे

Transliteration

sarvapāpapraśamanaṃ puṇyāmṛtataraṃgitam | yatra sākṣātsuragururnivāsaṃ kila nirmame

Translation

یہ سب گناہوں کو مٹانے والا ہے؛ اس کے پانی پاکیزہ، امرت جیسے ثواب کی لہروں سے موجزن ہیں—جہاں دیوتاؤں کے گرو، برہسپتی، نے حقیقتاً اپنا ہی آستانہ قائم کیا، ایسا کہا جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• सर्वपापप्रशमनम्: removal of all sins
• सर्वपापप्रशमनम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + पाप + प्रशमन (प्रातिपदिक); components: sarva + pāpa + praśamana
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (all-sin-removal)

• पुण्यामृततरंगितम्: rippling with sacred nectar
• पुण्यामृततरंगितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य + अमृत + तरंगित (प्रातिपदिक); components: puṇya + amṛta + taraṅgita
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (waved/undulating with holy nectar)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्धबोधक/देशवाचक (relative adverb: where)

• साक्षात्: directly, in person
• साक्षात्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sākṣāt (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (directly, in person)

• सुरगुरुः: the preceptor of the gods (Bṛhaspati)
• सुरगुरुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + गुरु (प्रातिपदिक); components: sura + guru
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (guru of the gods)

• निवासम्: a dwelling, abode
• निवासम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nivāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• किल: indeed, it is said
• किल: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kila (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (indeed, it is said)

• निर्ममे: made, constructed
• निर्ममे: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + मा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced for Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bṛhaspati-tīrtha / Devaguru-nivāsa-tīrtha (as implied)

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous sacred tank in Ayodhyā with gentle, nectar-like ripples; Bṛhaspati, golden-hued and serene, is shown establishing a dwelling near the water as sages and pilgrims look on.

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhaspati

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha becomes supremely purifying when sanctified by the presence and tapas of a divine guru.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Bṛhaspati-kuṇḍa in Ayodhyā, described as sin-destroying and divinely sanctified.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, contact with/usage of the tīrtha-water (especially bathing) for purification.