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Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2

धौतपापं तु तत्तेन नाम्ना लोकेषु विश्रुतम् । तत्र स्थितो महादेवस्तुष्ट्यर्थं भृगुसत्तमे

dhautapāpaṃ tu tattena nāmnā lokeṣu viśrutam | tatra sthito mahādevastuṣṭyarthaṃ bhṛgusattame

Vì thế, nơi ấy được các cõi đời biết đến với danh xưng “Dhauta-pāpa” — “tội lỗi đã được gột rửa”. Tại đó, Mahādeva ngự trị để ban sự mãn nguyện và ân phúc cho bậc tối thắng trong dòng Bhṛgu (hiền thánh Bhṛgu).

dhautapāpamDhautapāpa (name/place)
dhautapāpam:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdhauta (प्रातिपदिक; √dhāv/√dhu + क्त) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; नामरूपेण (as a proper name)
tuindeed
tu:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अवधान/विरोधसूचक (particle)
tatthat
tat:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण-प्रयोगः (‘that’)
tenaby that (reason/thing)
tena:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन
nāmnāby the name
nāmnā:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootnāman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन
lokeṣuin the worlds, among people
lokeṣu:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootloka (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन
viśrutamwell-known, renowned
viśrutam:
Kriya (Predicate/विधेय)
TypeAdjective
Rootviśruta (प्रातिपदिक; √śru + क्त with vi-)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (‘well-known’)
tatrathere
tatra:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatra (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)
sthitaḥsituated, staying
sthitaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootsthita (प्रातिपदिक; √sthā + क्त)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (standing/remaining)
mahādevaḥMahādeva (Śiva)
mahādevaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmahā (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (‘great’ + ‘god’)
tuṣṭyarthamfor (his) satisfaction
tuṣṭyartham:
Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottuṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययीभाव-समास; प्रयोजनवाचक-अव्यय (for the sake of satisfaction)
bhṛgusattameO best of the Bhṛgus
bhṛgusattame:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootbhṛgu (प्रातिपदिक) + sattama (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः/कर्मधारय-सदृशः (‘best among Bhṛgus’)

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha: Dhauta-pāpa

Type: kshetra

Scene: Dhauta-pāpa tīrtha with a visible Śiva-liṅga or Mahādeva’s subtle manifestation; Bhṛgu stands in reverence; the bull nearby; pilgrims witness the sanctity and the ‘renowned’ nature of the place.

M
Mahādeva (Śiva)
B
Bhṛgu
D
Dhauta-pāpa Tīrtha

FAQs

A tīrtha’s power is tied to divine presence—Śiva’s abiding sanctifies the place and makes it famed for purification.

Dhauta-pāpa tīrtha, celebrated for washing away sin and for Mahādeva’s presence.

No explicit rite is stated here; the verse explains the tīrtha’s name and Śiva’s abiding there.