Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

मोक्षदं स्वर्गदं नित्यं महाऋण विमोचनम् । सुकलत्रप्रदं पुंसां सुपुत्रप्रदमेव च

Transliteration

mokṣadaṃ svargadaṃ nityaṃ mahāṛṇa vimocanam | sukalatrapradaṃ puṃsāṃ suputrapradameva ca

Translation

Es verleiht Befreiung und Himmel auf ewig und löst von großen Schulden. Den Männern schenkt es eine tugendhafte Gattin und wahrlich auch würdige Söhne.

Word by Word

• mokṣadam: granting liberation
• mokṣadam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mokṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + da (कृदन्त/प्रत्यय -द, दा-धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; कृदन्त-विशेषण (द-प्रत्यय), ‘मोक्षं ददाति’ इति

• svargadam: granting heaven
• svargadam: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svarga (प्रातिपदिक) + da (कृदन्त/प्रत्यय -द, दा-धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कृदन्त-विशेषण, ‘स्वर्गं ददाति’

• nityam: eternal; always
• nityam: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• mahāṛṇa: great debt
• mahāṛṇa: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + ṛṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण, ‘महच्च तत् ऋणम्’

• vimocanam: release; freeing
• vimocanam: Karma/Phala (Object/Result)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vi + muc (धातु) + lyuṭ (प्रत्यय) → vimocana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भाववाचक-नाम (क्रियानाम) ‘विमोचनम्’ = मुक्तिकरणम्

• sukalatra-pradam: granting a good spouse
• sukalatra-pradam: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + kalatra (प्रातिपदिक) + da (कृदन्त/प्रत्यय -द, दा-धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कृदन्त-विशेषण, ‘सु-कलत्रं ददाति’

• puṃsām: of men
• puṃsām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pumān (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• suputra-pradam: granting good sons
• suputra-pradam: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (अव्यय) + putra (प्रातिपदिक) + da (कृदन्त/प्रत्यय -द, दा-धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कृदन्त-विशेषण, ‘सु-पुत्रं ददाति’

• eva: indeed; just
• eva: Sambandha/Emphasis (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक-निपात

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

Speaker

Sūta (implied, continuing the māhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Lakṣmītīrtha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: viprāḥ (brāhmaṇas)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims at a serene coastal tīrtha named for Lakṣmī; a devotee offers water and flowers, while symbolic boons—mokṣa light, svarga radiance, family blessings—emanate from the sacred waters.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmītīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred tīrthas are portrayed as dharma-powered sanctuaries that uplift worldly life and culminate in liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Lakṣmītīrtha, praised for granting prosperity and ultimate release.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit act is stated in this verse; it summarizes the fruits traditionally connected with tīrtha-sevā (such as bathing, worship, and reverent visitation).