Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

सर्वपापप्रशमनं सर्वोपद्रवनाशनम् । क्षेत्रपापविनाशाय कृपया च समुत्थितम्

Transliteration

sarvapāpapraśamanaṃ sarvopadravanāśanam | kṣetrapāpavināśāya kṛpayā ca samutthitam

Translation

Il apaise tous les péchés et détruit toute affliction. Par compassion, il s’est manifesté pour anéantir les fautes liées au kṣetra, le domaine sacré.

Word by Word

• सर्वपापप्रशमनम्: the pacification of all sins
• सर्वपापप्रशमनम्: Visheshya-Bhava (Predicative/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + पाप + प्रशमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); विधेय/विशेषणरूपेण (predicative epithet)

• सर्वोपद्रवनाशनम्: the destruction of all calamities
• सर्वोपद्रवनाशनम्: Visheshya-Bhava (Predicative/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + उपद्रव + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); विधेय/विशेषणरूपेण

• क्षेत्रपापविनाशाय: for the destruction of the sins of the sacred place
• क्षेत्रपापविनाशाय: Sampradana (Purpose/Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र + पाप + विनाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• कृपया: by compassion
• कृपया: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction/particle)

• समुत्थितम्: arisen; manifested
• समुत्थितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + उत् + स्था (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; विधेय/विशेषण (of लिङ्गम् understood)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (narrator continuing the māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Jāleśvara (Kālāgnirudra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The liṅga radiates a calm, protective aura; devotees afflicted by disease, fear, and misfortune stand relieved after worship, while the kṣetra itself is shown as purified—clear skies, tranquil river, auspicious signs.

Characters & Entities

• Jāleśvara/Kālāgnirudra (implied)
• Kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred sites are presented as compassion-made remedies: they purify sin and remove obstacles for those who approach with faith.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Jāleśvara/Kālāgnirudra sacred presence at Bhṛgukaccha (from the immediately preceding verse).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is listed; the verse states the phala (benefit) of approaching that sacred manifestation.