Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

सर्वपापोपशमनं स्थापितं जमदग्निना । तं दृष्ट्वा मानवो देवि मुच्यते च ऋणत्रयात्

Transliteration

sarvapāpopaśamanaṃ sthāpitaṃ jamadagninā | taṃ dṛṣṭvā mānavo devi mucyate ca ṛṇatrayāt

Translation

O Göttin, Jamadagni hat es als Tilger aller Sünden errichtet; wer jenes Liṅga/Heiligtum erblickt, wird auch von der dreifachen Schuld befreit.

Word by Word

• सर्वपापोपशमनम्: the pacification/removal of all sins
• सर्वपापोपशमनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + पाप + उपशमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); विशेष्यं: स्थापितम्

• स्थापितम्: established
• स्थापितम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थापित (कृदन्त/PPP)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• जमदग्निना: by Jamadagni
• जमदग्निना: Karana (Instrument/Agent-in-passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जमदग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तम्: him/that (deity/place)
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) → दृष्ट्वा (क्त्वान्त/gerund)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया (prior action)

• मानवः: a man; a human
• मानवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• मुच्यते: is freed
• मुच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense)

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

• ऋणत्रयात्: from the three debts
• ऋणत्रयात्: Apadana (Source/Separation/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋण + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Jamadagnīśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim stands before the Jamadagnīśvara liṅga, with Jamadagni depicted in the background performing the original स्थापना; three symbolic bonds (threads/knots) loosen and fall, representing release from ṛṇa-traya.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Īśvara)
• Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
• Jamadagni
• Jamadagnīśvara
• Ṛṇa-traya (three debts)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana at a properly established Śiva-kṣetra is portrayed as fulfilling deep dharmic obligations, including release from foundational life-debts.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Jamadagnīśvara Śiva, established by the sage Jamadagni near Vṛddha-Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana (seeing/visiting) of Jamadagnīśvara, yielding pāpa-kṣaya and release from ṛṇa-traya.