Shloka 28

Narmadā–Tīrtha-Māhātmya: Sequence of Sacred Fords and Their Fruits

Devanagari script

स्कन्दतीर्थं ततो गच्छेत् सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् / आजन्मनः कृतं पापं स्नातस्तीव्रं व्यपोहति

Transliteration

skandatīrthaṃ tato gacchet sarvapāpapraṇāśanam / ājanmanaḥ kṛtaṃ pāpaṃ snātastīvraṃ vyapohati

Translation

随后应前往斯坎达圣渡（Skanda-tīrtha），能摧灭一切罪垢。于彼处沐浴者，将有力地洗除自出生以来所造之罪。

Word by Word

• skanda-tīrtham: Skanda’s sacred ford
• skanda-tīrtham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: skanda + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तत्पुरुष-समासः (स्कन्दस्य तीर्थम्)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषणम् (sequence)

• gacchet: should go
• gacchet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• sarva-pāpa-praṇāśanam: destroyer of all sins
• sarva-pāpa-praṇāśanam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + pāpa + praṇāśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तīrthaṃ विशेषयति); तत्पुरुष-समासः (सर्वेषां पापानां प्रणाशनम्)

• ā-janmanaḥ: from birth
• ā-janmanaḥ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā + janman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; अर्थः: जन्मपर्यन्तम्/from birth

• kṛtam: done, committed
• kṛtam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛ (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (पापं विशेषयति)

• pāpam: sin
• pāpam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• snātaḥ: having bathed
• snātaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: snā (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगः (one who has bathed)

• tīvram: intense, severe
• tīvram: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tīvra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (पापं विशेषयति)

• vyapohati: removes, dispels
• vyapohati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-apa-uh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Suta (narrator) describing the tirtha-mahatmya within the Kurma Purana’s sacred geography tradition

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Skanda-tirtha

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

It does not directly define Ātman; it emphasizes ritual-ethical purification (tīrtha-snānā) as a support for inner clarity, which in the Purāṇic framework aids progress toward Self-knowledge.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse highlights tīrtha-snānā (sacred bathing) as a preparatory discipline—purifying the practitioner’s karmic burden and making the mind fit for dhyāna, japa, and Pāśupata-oriented devotion found elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

By praising Skanda-tīrtha (a Śaiva sphere) inside a Vaiṣṇava Purāṇa, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s integrative stance: sacred power and liberation-supporting merit are honored across Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava holy places.