Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

स्वर्गमोक्षप्रदां पुण्यां संसारभयनाशिनीम्

Transliteration

svargamokṣapradāṃ puṇyāṃ saṃsārabhayanāśinīm

Translation

Auspicious et méritoire, elle accorde le ciel et la délivrance, et dissipe la crainte de l’existence mondaine du saṃsāra.

Word by Word

• स्वर्गमोक्षप्रदाम्: granting heaven and liberation
• स्वर्गमोक्षप्रदाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वर्ग + मोक्ष + प्रदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (स्वर्गं च मोक्षं च प्रददाति इति) विशेषण (गीता/कथा-प्रसङ्गे)

• पुण्याम्: meritorious/holy
• पुण्याम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• संसारभयनाशिनीम्: destroying the fear of saṃsāra
• संसारभयनाशिनीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संसार + भय + नाशिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (संसारस्य भयस्य नाशिनी) विशेषण

Speaker

Narrator introducing the Nandīgītā (continuation of the address in the prior verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-khaṇḍa Śiva-sthāna (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant textual/sonic aura emanates from the speaker as the words ‘svarga’ and ‘mokṣa’ are proclaimed; the assembly appears uplifted, fear dissolving into calm.

Characters & Entities

• Svarga
• Mokṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred praise and its attentive reception are framed as a complete path—yielding both worldly merit (svarga) and ultimate freedom (mokṣa).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse functions as a benefit-statement within the Revā Khaṇḍa setting connected to the Narmadā sacred landscape and Śiva worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, śravaṇa/pāṭha of the Nandīgītā (the hymn being introduced) as the means to these fruits.