Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

ततोऽस्य गात्रदौर्गंध्यं नाशमाश्वभ्यगच्छत । विवर्णत्वं गतं सर्वं वपुश्चाभूत्तथोत्तमम्

Transliteration

tato'sya gātradaurgaṃdhyaṃ nāśamāśvabhyagacchata | vivarṇatvaṃ gataṃ sarvaṃ vapuścābhūttathottamam

Translation

Daraufhin verschwand der üble Geruch seines Leibes sogleich; jede Verfärbung wich, und seine Gestalt wurde wieder vortrefflich.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (सम्बन्ध/कालवाचक) — Indeclinable adverb ‘then/from that’

• asya: of him
• asya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Genitive, Singular (pronoun)

• gātra-daurgandhyam: the foul smell of (his) body
• gātra-daurgandhyam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gātra + daurgandhya (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular; समास: गात्रस्य दौर्गन्ध्यं (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• nāśam: to destruction
• nāśam: Gati/Phala (Goal/result)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• āśu: quickly
• āśu: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: āśu (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — Indeclinable adverb

• abhyagacchat: went/attained
• abhyagacchat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√gam (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Imperfect, 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• vivarṇatvam: discoloration
• vivarṇatvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vivarṇatva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular

• gatam: gone/removed
• gatam: Kriya (Predicative/क्रियापद-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु) + gata (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Past participle, Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular

• sarvam: all
• sarvam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular

• vapuḥ: body
• vapuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vapus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय) — Indeclinable conjunction

• abhūt: became
• abhūt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Imperfect, 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• tathā: thus/so
• tathā: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकारवाचक) — Indeclinable adverb

• uttamam: excellent
• uttamam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Frame listener (varānane)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dramatic before-and-after: the devotee’s pallor and foul aura dissolve; his complexion brightens, halo returns, and the air becomes fragrant—signifying sin’s departure and tejas restored.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Śiva (implied through worship result)
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra (implied setting)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True worship and sacred-place grace are portrayed as removing both inner sin and its outward manifestations, restoring tejas.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Prabhāsa-kṣetra liṅga worship context—especially Pāpamocana—shown to erase the marks of brahmahatyā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, sustained worship (nitya-pūjā) leading to purification; the verse reports the resulting signs.