Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 3.1.20.1 (Sanskrit text), including grammatical analysis, glossary and relevant print editions. The Skandapurana is one of the largest of the eighteen Mahapuranas, covering over 80,000 shlokas (verses). It is divided into seven large section each covering holy regions detailing their background and legends.

Verse 3.1.20.1

श्रीसूत उवाच ।
लक्ष्मणस्य महातीर्थे ब्रह्महत्याविनाशने ।
स्नात्वा स्वचित्तशुद्ध्यर्थं जटातीर्थं ततो व्रजेत् ॥ १ ॥

śrīsūta uvāca |
lakṣmaṇasya mahātīrthe brahmahatyāvināśane |
snātvā svacittaśuddhyarthaṃ jaṭātīrthaṃ tato vrajet || 1 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 3.1.20.1 is contained in the book The Skanda-Purana by G. V. Tagare. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.1.20.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Suta, Lakshmana, Maha, Tha, Brahmahatya, Ina, Ashana, Ashani, Snatva, Svacitta, Shuddhyartha, Jata, Tatah, Tad, Tata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 3.1.20.1). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “śrīsūta uvāca
  • śrī -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • sūta* -
  • sūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    su -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative single from √su class 2 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “lakṣmaṇasya mahātīrthe brahmahatyāvināśane
  • lakṣmaṇasya -
  • lakṣmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    lakṣmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • mahāt -
  • maha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    maha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • īr -
  • the -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • brahmahatyāvi -
  • brahmahatya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • inā -
  • ina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    inā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśane -
  • aśana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    aśana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    aśanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    aśani (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    aśani (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “snātvā svacittaśuddhyarthaṃ jaṭātīrthaṃ tato vrajet
  • snātvā -
  • snātvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    snā -> snātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √snā]
    snā -> snātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √snā]
    snātvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • svacitta -
  • svacitta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svacitta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śuddhyartham -
  • śuddhyartha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śuddhyartha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • jaṭāt -
  • jaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    jaṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • īr -
  • tham -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • vrajet -
  • vraj (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 3.1.20.1

Cover of edition (2016)

Skanda Purana (Hindi Translation)
by S. N. Khandelwal (2016)

(Set of 10 Books) - Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office

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Cover of Bengali edition

Skanda Purana in Bengali
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)

স্কন্ধ পুরাণম: - (Set of 7 Volumes)

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Preview of verse 3.1.20.1 in Bengali sript:
শ্রীসূত উবাচ ।
লক্ষ্মণস্য মহাতীর্থে ব্রহ্মহত্যাবিনাশনে ।
স্নাত্বা স্বচিত্তশুদ্ধ্যর্থং জটাতীর্থং ততো ব্রজেত্ ॥ ১ ॥

Cover of edition (0)

Skanda Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)

ಶ್ರೀ ಸ್ಕಾಂದ ಮಹಾಪುರಣಂ: (Set of 25 Volumes)

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Preview of verse 3.1.20.1 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ರೀಸೂತ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಣಸ್ಯ ಮಹಾತೀರ್ಥೇ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಹತ್ಯಾವಿನಾಶನೇ ।
ಸ್ನಾತ್ವಾ ಸ್ವಚಿತ್ತಶುದ್ಧ್ಯರ್ಥಂ ಜಟಾತೀರ್ಥಂ ತತೋ ವ್ರಜೇತ್ ॥ ೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Skanda Mahapurana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Ahemdabad (2017)

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 3.1.20.1 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રીસૂત ઉવાચ ।
લક્ષ્મણસ્ય મહાતીર્થે બ્રહ્મહત્યાવિનાશને ।
સ્નાત્વા સ્વચિત્તશુદ્ધ્યર્થં જટાતીર્થં તતો વ્રજેત્ ॥ ૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2015)

Shri Skanda purana (Malayalam)
by M.P. Pillai kaniyanthara (2015)

(Condensed/Summary) - Devi Book Stall, Kodungallur

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Preview of verse 3.1.20.1 in Malayalam sript:
ശ്രീസൂത ഉവാച ।
ലക്ഷ്മണസ്യ മഹാതീര്ഥേ ബ്രഹ്മഹത്യാവിനാശനേ ।
സ്നാത്വാ സ്വചിത്തശുദ്ധ്യര്ഥം ജടാതീര്ഥം തതോ വ്രജേത് ॥ ൧ ॥

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