Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

तेषां मध्येऽर्बुदोनाम सर्वपापहरोऽनघः । अस्पृष्टः कलिदोषेण वसिष्ठस्य प्रभावतः

Transliteration

teṣāṃ madhye'rbudonāma sarvapāpaharo'naghaḥ | aspṛṣṭaḥ kalidoṣeṇa vasiṣṭhasya prabhāvataḥ

Translation

Unter ihnen ist (der heilige Berg) namens Arbuda—makellos und alle Sünden tilgend—vom Makel des Kali unberührt, kraft der geistigen Wirkmacht Vasiṣṭhas.

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• मध्ये: in the midst
• मध्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अर्बुदः: Arbuda (mountain/place)
• अर्बुदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्बुद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (Apposition marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नामार्थक-अव्यय (indeclinable: 'by name')

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

• अनघः: sinless, faultless
• अनघः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• अस्पृष्टः: untouched
• अस्पृष्टः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्पृश् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय) + अ- (निषेध)
• Form: निषेधयुक्त-भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (negative past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अर्बुदस्य विधेय

• कलिदोषेण: by the fault of Kali (age)
• कलिदोषेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलिदोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कलेः दोषः)

• वसिष्ठस्य: of Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रभावतः: due to (his) power/influence
• प्रभावतः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (narrative voice; implied)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pristine mountain massif labeled Arbuda, bathed in clear light; a subtle dark haze symbolizing Kali stops at its boundary, while Vasiṣṭha’s ascetic aura forms a protective radiance over the peaks and forests.

Characters & Entities

• Arbuda
• Kali
• Vasiṣṭha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha can remain spiritually pure even in Kali-yuga when protected by the merit and power of a great sage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Arbuda (the sacred mountain/region, later associated with Mount Abu traditions).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse highlights darśana/association with the place as inherently purifying in later verses.