Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

सर्वपापहराः पुण्याः सर्वमंगलदाः शिवाः । इत्येतैर्नामभिर्दिव्यैः स्तूयते वेदपारगैः

Transliteration

sarvapāpaharāḥ puṇyāḥ sarvamaṃgaladāḥ śivāḥ | ityetairnāmabhirdivyaiḥ stūyate vedapāragaiḥ

Translation

They are holy, destroyers of all sins, bestowers of every auspiciousness, and truly Śiva in nature; with such divine names she is praised by those who have mastered the Vedas.

Word by Word

• सर्वपापहराः: removers of all sins
• सर्वपापहराः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (सर्वाणि पापानि हरन्ति इति); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचनम्

• पुण्याः: holy/meritorious
• पुण्याः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचनम्

• सर्वमंगलदाः: givers of all auspiciousness
• सर्वमंगलदाः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (सर्वं मङ्गलं ददति इति); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचनम्

• शिवाः: beneficent/auspicious
• शिवाः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचनम्

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-समाप्त्यर्थक-अव्ययम् (quotative particle)

• एतैः: by these
• एतैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचनम्; (instrumental plural)

• नामभिः: by names
• नामभिः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचनम्

• दिव्यैः: divine
• दिव्यैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचनम्; (agreeing with नामभिः)

• स्तूयते: is praised
• स्तूयते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (present); कर्मणि प्रयोगः (passive); प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्

• वेदपारगैः: by those who have mastered the Vedas
• वेदपारगैः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + पारग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वेदस्य पारगाः); पुल्लिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचनम्; (agent in passive)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic speaker) to Yudhiṣṭhira

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā and associated rivers (collective)

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Veda-knowing sages stand on a riverbank with raised hands, chanting; the river appears as a luminous Śiva-śakti presence, with auspicious symbols (bilva, trident, crescent) shimmering in the water’s reflection.

Characters & Entities

• Veda-pāragas (Veda-knowers)
• Śiva (as auspicious principle)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine names and praises (stuti) purify the devotee, removing sin and generating auspiciousness through śraddhā and remembrance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha tradition is being lauded broadly through its divine epithets and praise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, nāma-stuti (praising/reciting divine names) is upheld as a meritorious practice.