Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

स्कान्दं पुराणमेतच्च कुमारेण पुरोद्धृतम् । यः शृणोति सतां मध्ये नरः पापाद्विमुच्यते

Transliteration

skāndaṃ purāṇametacca kumāreṇa puroddhṛtam | yaḥ śṛṇoti satāṃ madhye naraḥ pāpādvimucyate

Translation

This Skanda Purāṇa was first brought forth by the Divine Youth (Kumāra). Whoever listens to it in the company of the virtuous is freed from sin.

Word by Word

• स्कान्दम्: Skanda-related
• स्कान्दम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: skānda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (पुराणम् इति)

• पुराणम्: Purāṇa
• पुराणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

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

• कुमारेण: by Kumāra (Skanda)
• कुमारेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kumāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• पुरः: forth, in front
• पुरः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: puras (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb/preverb sense: before/forward)

• उद्धृतम्: brought forth, extracted
• उद्धृतम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-हृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (पुराणम् इति) विशेषण

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• शृणोति: hears, listens
• शृणोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सताम्: of the good (people)
• सताम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• मध्ये: in the midst
• मध्ये: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (यः इत्यस्य अप्पोजिशन)

• पापात्: from sin
• पापात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• विमुच्यते: is freed, is released
• विमुच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra narrative ambit)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrims/devotees within Dvārakāmāhātmya frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred assembly in Dvārakā: a learned reciter seated on a vyāsapīṭha, listeners of varied ages with folded hands, with Skanda/Kumāra subtly presiding as divine witness; palm-leaf manuscript and ritual lamp in foreground.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda (Kumāra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Listening to Purāṇic māhātmya in satsaṅga purifies the listener; devotion and attentive hearing are themselves dharma-practices.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is a general phalaśruti; in context it supports the Dvārakā-māhātmya, thereby reinforcing Dvārakā’s sanctity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śravaṇa (devotional listening/recitation) in the presence of the virtuous is recommended.