Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 109

Devanagari script

इदं स्तोत्रं ममाभीष्टं शृणुयाद्वा पठेच्च वा । स मुक्तः पातकैः सर्वैः प्राप्नुयान्महदीप्सितम्

Transliteration

idaṃ stotraṃ mamābhīṣṭaṃ śṛṇuyādvā paṭhecca vā | sa muktaḥ pātakaiḥ sarvaiḥ prāpnuyānmahadīpsitam

Translation

Dieser Hymnus ist mir lieb. Wer ihn hört oder rezitiert, wird von allen Sünden befreit und erlangt das große ersehnte Ziel.

Word by Word

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘स्तोत्रम्’ इति विशेषणम्

• स्तोत्रम्: hymn
• स्तोत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अभीष्टम्: desired, dear
• अभीष्टम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभीष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘स्तोत्रम्’ इति विशेषणम्

• शृणुयात्: should listen
• शृणुयात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक-निपात

• पठेत्: should recite/read
• पठेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

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

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक-निपात

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• मुक्तः: freed
• मुक्तः: Visheshana (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुच् (धातु) → मुक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘सः’ इति विशेषणम्

• पातकैः: from sins
• पातकैः: Apadana (Separation/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पातक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• सर्वैः: all
• सर्वैः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘पातकैः’ इति विशेषणम्

• प्राप्नुयात्: should obtain
• प्राप्नुयात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• महत्: great
• महत्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘ईप्सितम्’ इति विशेषणम्

• ईप्सितम्: the desired object/goal
• ईप्सितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईप्सित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

The presiding deity of Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Kṛṣṇa

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A temple courtyard at Prabhāsa: a reciter reads the hymn while a gathered audience listens; a gentle aura surrounds both reader and listeners, symbolizing equal access to liberation and desired attainment.

Characters & Entities

• stotra
• śravaṇa (hearing)
• pāṭha (recitation)
• pātaka (sin)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Both hearing and chanting sacred praise are valid devotional acts that purify and lead toward one’s highest spiritual aspiration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The hymn belongs to the Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya tradition, linking its practice to Prabhāsa’s sacred authority.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śravaṇa (listening) or pāṭha (recitation) of the stotra.