Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 121

Devanagari script

आवयोस्तु प्रभावेन ते पुनर्द्धौतकल्मषाः । ब्रह्मर्षीणां कुले जन्म संप्राप्ता मुक्तिहेतुकम्

Transliteration

āvayostu prabhāvena te punarddhautakalmaṣāḥ | brahmarṣīṇāṃ kule janma saṃprāptā muktihetukam

Translation

Doch durch die Macht von uns beiden werden sie abermals von ihren Makeln gereinigt und erlangen Geburt in der Linie der Brahmarṣis — eine Geburt, die zur Ursache der Befreiung (mokṣa) wird.

Word by Word

• आवयोः: of us two
• आवयोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी/सप्तमी द्विवचन-रूप (Genitive/Locative Dual) — अत्र षष्ठी (of us two)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• प्रभावेन: by (our) power/influence
• प्रभावेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• धौत-कल्मषाः: with sins washed away
• धौत-कल्मषाः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धौत (कृदन्त; √धाव्/√धौ (धातु) कर्मणि-क्त) + कल्मष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-भावः—धौतं कल्मषं येषाम् (कल्मषं धौतम्)

• ब्रह्मर्षीणाम्: of Brahmarishis
• ब्रह्मर्षीणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन

• कुले: in a family/lineage
• कुले: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• जन्म: birth
• जन्म: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन — अत्र द्वितीया (object)

• संप्राप्ताः: having obtained
• संप्राप्ताः: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + √प्राप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकालिक-कर्तरि कृदन्त (past active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• मुक्ति-हेतुकम्: which is a cause of liberation
• मुक्ति-हेतुकम्: Karma (Object complement/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + हेतु (प्रातिपदिक) + क (प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—मुक्तेः हेतुः (cause of liberation)

Speaker

Śiva (deduced; 'of us two' likely indicates Śiva speaking with reference to Hari, continuing prior verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Interlocutor in Prabhāsa-māhātmya frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A repentant devotee bathed in light from both Somnātha liṅga and a subtle Hari presence; dark stains (kalmaṣa) wash away into water; in the background, a serene hermitage of brahmarṣis symbolizes the next purified birth.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmarṣi
• Mukti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace and renewed purification can redirect even the fallen toward liberating conditions and higher birth.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, portrayed as potent in cleansing kalmaṣa and granting spiritually favorable outcomes.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the verse emphasizes the kṣetra’s prabhāva (spiritual potency) resulting in purification.