Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

तेषां मध्येऽर्बुदोनाम सर्वपापहरोऽनघः । अस्पृष्टः कलिदोषेण वसिष्ठस्य प्रभावतः

Transliteration

teṣāṃ madhye'rbudonāma sarvapāpaharo'naghaḥ | aspṛṣṭaḥ kalidoṣeṇa vasiṣṭhasya prabhāvataḥ

Translation

Among them is the holy mountain named Arbuda—spotless and the remover of all sins—untouched by the taint of Kali, through the spiritual influence of Vasiṣṭha.

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• मध्ये: in the midst
• मध्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अर्बुदः: Arbuda (mountain/place)
• अर्बुदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्बुद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (Apposition marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नामार्थक-अव्यय (indeclinable: 'by name')

• सर्वपापहरः: remover of all sins
• सर्वपापहरः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषां पापानां हरः) — अर्बुदस्य विशेषण

• अनघः: sinless, faultless
• अनघः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• अस्पृष्टः: untouched
• अस्पृष्टः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्पृश् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय) + अ- (निषेध)
• Form: निषेधयुक्त-भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (negative past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अर्बुदस्य विधेय

• कलिदोषेण: by the fault of Kali (age)
• कलिदोषेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलिदोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कलेः दोषः)

• वसिष्ठस्य: of Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रभावतः: due to (his) power/influence
• प्रभावतः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (narrative voice; implied)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pristine mountain massif labeled Arbuda, bathed in clear light; a subtle dark haze symbolizing Kali stops at its boundary, while Vasiṣṭha’s ascetic aura forms a protective radiance over the peaks and forests.

Characters & Entities

• Arbuda
• Kali
• Vasiṣṭha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha can remain spiritually pure even in Kali-yuga when protected by the merit and power of a great sage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Arbuda (the sacred mountain/region, later associated with Mount Abu traditions).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse highlights darśana/association with the place as inherently purifying in later verses.