Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

मनसा चिंतितं पापं परदारकृतं च यत् । तस्य तन्नाशमायाति पिप्पलाद वचो यथा

Transliteration

manasā ciṃtitaṃ pāpaṃ paradārakṛtaṃ ca yat | tasya tannāśamāyāti pippalāda vaco yathā

Translation

Selbst die im Geist ersonnene Sünde und die Sünde, die Ehe eines anderen zu entweihen, werden für ihn vernichtet — so verkündet es das Wort Pippalādas.

Word by Word

• manasā: by the mind
• manasā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (मनस्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• ciṃtitam: thought of, contemplated
• ciṃtitam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √cint (चिन्त् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• pāpam: sin
• pāpam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (पाप-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• paradāra-kṛtam: done with another’s wife (adultery-related)
• paradāra-kṛtam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (पर) + dāra (दार) + √kṛ (कृ धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (परदार-सम्बन्धि) + क्त-कृदन्त; विशेषण

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (च)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• yat: whatever (sin)
• yat: Sambandha (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yat (यत्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

• tasya: of him/of that person
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण

• nāśam: destruction
• nāśam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāśa (नाश-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• āyāti: comes about, occurs
• āyāti: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√yā (आ-या धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• pippalāda: O Pippalāda
• pippalāda: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pippalāda (पिप्पलाद-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• vacaḥ: word, statement
• vacaḥ: Sambandha (Reference/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (वचस्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• yathā: as, according to
• yathā: Sambandha (Comparison/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (यथा)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक

Speaker

Pippalāda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kaṃsārīśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A penitent devotee stands before the liṅga with bowed head; behind, a faint shadow-figure symbolizes ‘mental sin’ dissolving into light; Pippalāda’s presence is suggested as a blessing-giver.

Characters & Entities

• Pippalāda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha’s grace and the power of sacred hearing/recitation can burn away even deeply rooted sins when approached sincerely.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra/Kaṃsāreśvara’s sacred sphere as described in Nāgara Khaṇḍa, Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied continuity with the prior verse: engage in śravaṇa/pāṭha of the māhātmya before the deity to obtain pāpa-nāśa.