Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

एतत्ते कथितं सर्वं शिवरात्र्या महत्फलम् । भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदं पुण्यं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्

Transliteration

etatte kathitaṃ sarvaṃ śivarātryā mahatphalam | bhuktimuktipradaṃ puṇyaṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam

Translation

Thus I have told you in full the great fruit of Śivarātri: a holy observance that grants worldly well-being and liberation, and destroys all sins.

Word by Word

• etat: this (teaching/statement)
• etat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• te: to you/your
• te: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (genitive pronoun)

• kathitam: has been told
• kathitam: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kath (कथ्) + क्त (past passive participle)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भाव (said/told)

• sarvam: all, entire
• sarvam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (सर्व-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण

• śivarātryā: by (the observance of) Śivarātri
• śivarātryā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śivarātri (शिवरात्रि-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य रात्रिः)

• mahatphalam: great fruit/result
• mahatphalam: Visheshya (Apposition/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahat + phala (महत् + फल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (महच्च तत् फलम्)

• bhuktimuktipradam: granting enjoyment and liberation
• bhuktimuktipradam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhukti + mukti + prada (भुक्ति + मुक्ति + प्रद)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (भुक्तिं च मुक्तिं च प्रददाति इति)

• puṇyam: meritorious, holy
• puṇyam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya (पुण्य-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण

• sarvapāpapraṇāśanam: destroyer of all sins
• sarvapāpapraṇāśanam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + pāpa + praṇāśana (सर्व + पाप + प्रणाशन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषां पापानां प्रणाशनम्)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa (Śivarātri observance within the kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Night of Śivarātri at Prabhāsa: devotees keep vigil with lamps, perform abhisheka to a Śiva-liṅga, chanting; the scene subtly shows two fruits—prosperity (bhukti) and liberation (mukti)—as symbolic motifs (full granary/lotus and a rising light).

Characters & Entities

• Śivarātri
• bhukti
• mukti
• puṇya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śivarātri is presented as a supreme dharmic observance uniting worldly good (bhukti) with ultimate freedom (mukti).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The teaching occurs within the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya framework, tying Śivarātri’s fruit to the Prabhāsa sacred landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observance of Śivarātri (implied vrata), praised for its comprehensive spiritual efficacy.