Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

सर्वपापप्रशमनं सर्वोपद्रवनाशनम् । क्षेत्रपापविनाशाय कृपया च समुत्थितम्

Transliteration

sarvapāpapraśamanaṃ sarvopadravanāśanam | kṣetrapāpavināśāya kṛpayā ca samutthitam

Translation

هو مُسكِّنٌ لكلّ الآثام، ومُهلكٌ لكلّ بلاء. ومن رحمةٍ به قد نهض ليمحو خطايا الكشيترا، أي خطايا الموضع المقدّس.

Word by Word

• सर्वपापप्रशमनम्: the pacification of all sins
• सर्वपापप्रशमनम्: Visheshya-Bhava (Predicative/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + पाप + प्रशमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); विधेय/विशेषणरूपेण (predicative epithet)

• सर्वोपद्रवनाशनम्: the destruction of all calamities
• सर्वोपद्रवनाशनम्: Visheshya-Bhava (Predicative/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + उपद्रव + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); विधेय/विशेषणरूपेण

• क्षेत्रपापविनाशाय: for the destruction of the sins of the sacred place
• क्षेत्रपापविनाशाय: Sampradana (Purpose/Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र + पाप + विनाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• कृपया: by compassion
• कृपया: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction/particle)

• समुत्थितम्: arisen; manifested
• समुत्थितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + उत् + स्था (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; विधेय/विशेषण (of लिङ्गम् understood)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (narrator continuing the māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Jāleśvara (Kālāgnirudra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The liṅga radiates a calm, protective aura; devotees afflicted by disease, fear, and misfortune stand relieved after worship, while the kṣetra itself is shown as purified—clear skies, tranquil river, auspicious signs.

Characters & Entities

• Jāleśvara/Kālāgnirudra (implied)
• Kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred sites are presented as compassion-made remedies: they purify sin and remove obstacles for those who approach with faith.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Jāleśvara/Kālāgnirudra sacred presence at Bhṛgukaccha (from the immediately preceding verse).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is listed; the verse states the phala (benefit) of approaching that sacred manifestation.