Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

सर्वपापविशुद्ध्यर्थं लोकानां हितकाम्यया । इन्द्रेश्वरं तु राजेंद्र पुष्पधूपादिकैः सदा

Transliteration

sarvapāpaviśuddhyarthaṃ lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā | indreśvaraṃ tu rājeṃdra puṣpadhūpādikaiḥ sadā

Translation

O König der Könige, im Wunsch nach dem Wohl der Menschen und zur Reinigung von allen Sünden soll man Indreśvara stets verehren, mit Gaben wie Blumen, Weihrauch und dergleichen.

Word by Word

• सर्वपापविशुद्ध्यर्थम्: for the purpose of purification from all sins
• सर्वपापविशुद्ध्यर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + पाप + विशुद्धि + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—(सर्वपापानां विशुद्ध्यर्थम्) षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• लोकानाम्: of the worlds/people
• लोकानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• हितकाम्यया: with the desire for welfare (of others)
• हितकाम्यया: Hetu (Cause/Motive/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हित + काम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/हेतु), एकवचन; समासः—(हितं काम्यते इति) तत्पुरुषः

• इन्द्रेश्वरम्: Indreśvara (Lord Indra/Indra’s Lord)
• इन्द्रेश्वरम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (इन्द्राणाम् ईश्वरः)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Discourse particle (Nipāta/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic/contrastive particle)

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• राजेन्द्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (vocative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (राज्ञां इन्द्रः)

• पुष्पधूपादिकैः: with flowers, incense, and the like
• पुष्पधूपादिकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प + धूप + आदिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्व (पुष्पं च धूपः च) + आदिक-प्रत्ययार्थ (etc.)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adverbial (Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

Speaker

Unspecified (Purāṇic narrator addressing a king; likely a sage/narrator in Dharmāraṇya Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Indreśvara (Dharmāraṇya)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: rājendra (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king or chief devotee stands before the Indreśvara liṅga in a forest-temple setting (Dharmāraṇya), offering fresh flowers and wafting incense; attendants hold lamps and water-vessels; the mood is serene and reformative.

Characters & Entities

• Indreśvara
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Self-purification and public welfare are joined through steady devotion and simple offerings to Śiva (Indreśvara).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Indreśvara shrine-context within the Dharmāraṇya/Indratīrtha Māhātmya (as indicated by the surrounding verses).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Regular pūjā to Indreśvara with flowers, incense, and similar upacāras.