Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

इन्द्रद्युम्नेश्वरोऽन्यस्तु सर्वपापहरो हरः । पालेश्वरस्तथा चैव सर्वव्याधिविनाशनः

Transliteration

indradyumneśvaro'nyastu sarvapāpaharo haraḥ | pāleśvarastathā caiva sarvavyādhivināśanaḥ

Translation

Ein anderer ist Indradyumneśvara — Hara, der alle Sünden hinweg nimmt. Ebenso ist Pāleśvara der Vernichter aller Leiden und Krankheiten.

Word by Word

• इन्द्रद्युम्नेश्वरः: Indradyumneśvara
• इन्द्रद्युम्नेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रद्युम्न + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'इन्द्रद्युम्नस्य ईश्वरः'

• अन्यः: another
• अन्यः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक (but/indeed)

• सर्वपापहरः: remover of all sins
• सर्वपापहरः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + पाप + हर (हृ धातु-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'सर्वेषां पापानां हरः'

• हरः: Hara (Śiva)
• हरः: Apposition (Samānādhikaraṇa/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पालेश्वरः: Pāleśvara
• पालेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाल + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (name)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चय (so/likewise)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis/only)

• सर्वव्याधिविनाशनः: destroyer of all ailments
• सर्वव्याधिविनाशनः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + व्याधि + विनाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'सर्वेषां व्याधीनां विनाशनः'

Speaker

Sūta (continuing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Indradyumneśvara; Pāleśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly of sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim-path lined with small Śiva shrines; two prominent liṅgas labeled Indradyumneśvara and Pāleśvara; devotees offering bilva, water, and lamps; subtle aura suggesting cleansing of sin and healing.

Characters & Entities

• Indradyumneśvara
• Hara (Śiva)
• Pāleśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha devotion is portrayed as twofold purification: pāpa-kṣaya (sin removal) and vyādhi-nāśa (ending afflictions).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The liṅgas named Indradyumneśvara and Pāleśvara located in the same praised sacred region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship/darśana of these named liṅgas as part of the liṅga-saptaka pilgrimage.