Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

श्रुत्वाऽध्यायमिमं पुण्यं सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते

Transliteration

śrutvā'dhyāyamimaṃ puṇyaṃ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate

Translation

Wer dieses heilige Kapitel vernimmt, wird von allen Sünden frei, denn es ist erfüllt von reinigendem Verdienst.

Word by Word

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śrutvā (श्रुत्वा, तुमुनन्त/क्त्वान्त; √śru श्रु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया

• adhyāyam: chapter
• adhyāyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (अध्याय, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• imam: this
• imam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (इदम्, सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• puṇyam: meritorious, holy
• puṇyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya (पुण्य, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• sarva-pāpaiḥ: from all sins
• sarva-pāpaiḥ: Apādāna (Ablative-sense via instrumental in passive/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (सर्व, प्रातिपदिक) + pāpa (पाप, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (सर्वाणि पापानि)

• pramucyate: is completely freed
• pramucyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √muc (मुच्, धातु) + pra- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive), आत्मनेपदम्

Speaker

Narratorial voice (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Dvārakā Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā-māhātmya (as śabda-tīrtha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A single ‘pavitra adhyāya’ is depicted as a radiant manuscript; listeners’ silhouettes are bathed in light as dark stains of sin fade away.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional listening (śravaṇa) to sacred Māhātmya literature is itself a powerful purifier that dissolves accumulated sin.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse functions as a general phalaśruti for the Dvārakā Māhātmya section, thereby glorifying Dvārakā and its sacred narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śravaṇa—listening to the chapter with faith—is presented as the practice that yields purification.