Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

इति संक्षेपतः प्रोक्तं माहात्म्यं ललितोद्भवम् । श्रुतं यत्पापनाशाय जायते धर्मवृद्धये

Transliteration

iti saṃkṣepataḥ proktaṃ māhātmyaṃ lalitodbhavam | śrutaṃ yatpāpanāśāya jāyate dharmavṛddhaye

Translation

Thus, in brief, the greatness arising from Lalitā has been told. Hearing it brings about the destruction of sins and the increase of dharma.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (quotative/इत्यादि-निपात)

• संक्षेपतः: briefly
• संक्षेपतः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saṃkṣepa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त/ablatival adverb: 'in brief')

• प्रोक्तम्: said/declared
• प्रोक्तम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया-भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prokta (कृदन्त; √vac धातोः क्त, उपसर्ग: प्र)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle)

• माहात्म्यम्: the greatness (account)
• माहात्म्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māhātmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• ललित-उद्भवम्: arising from Lalitā
• ललित-उद्भवम्: Karma (Qualifier of object/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: lalita (प्रातिपदिक) + udbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (lalitasyodbhavam = arising from Lalitā)

• श्रुतम्: (when) heard
• श्रुतम्: Karta (Subject of jāyate/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śruta (कृदन्त; √śru धातोः क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karta (Relative pronoun/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; श्रुतम् इति विशेष्य-सम्बन्ध

• पाप-नाशाय: for the destruction of sin
• पाप-नाशाय: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + nāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (pāpasya nāśaḥ)

• जायते: arises/comes about
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपदम्

• धर्म-वृद्धये: for the increase of dharma
• धर्म-वृद्धये: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + vṛddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (dharmasya vṛddhiḥ)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Lalitā-udbhava māhātmya context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A calm concluding tableau: a sage-like narrator finishing the Lalitā-udbhava māhātmya; listeners seated reverently; subtle aura of purification signifying pāpa-nāśa and dharma-vṛddhi.

Characters & Entities

• Lalitā
• Māhātmya
• Dharma
• Pāpanāśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śravaṇa (devout listening) of sacred place-glories purifies sin and strengthens dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, specifically the Lalitā/Viśālākṣī–Umādvaya-associated sacred narrative of this adhyāya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Māhātmya-śravaṇa: hearing the sacred account as a dharmic practice yielding purification and merit.