Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

श्रुत्वा स्तुवन्मुच्यते सर्वपापैः पुनस्त्रिलोकीमिह तत्प्रभावात्

Transliteration

śrutvā stuvanmucyate sarvapāpaiḥ punastrilokīmiha tatprabhāvāt

Translation

En l’écoutant et en le louant, on est délivré de tous les péchés ; et par cette même puissance, on obtient de nouveau, dans l’au-delà, l’état bienheureux qui embrasse les trois mondes.

Word by Word

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया—पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• स्तुवन्: praising
• स्तुवन्: Karta (कर्ता—agent qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle/शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि

• मुच्यते: is freed
• मुच्यते: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• सर्वपापैः: from all sins
• सर्वपापैः: Apadana (अपादान/Separation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; अपादानार्थे/वियोग (from)

• पुनः: again; thereafter
• पुनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• त्रिलोकीम्: the three worlds
• त्रिलोकीम्: Karma (कर्म/Object—goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location—adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• तत्प्रभावात्: due to its power
• तत्प्रभावात्: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम) + प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेतौ (cause)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (to Yudhiṣṭhira)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-khaṇḍa tīrtha (as per Adhyāya 41 context)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A small assembly: a sage recites the tīrtha’s glory; listeners with folded hands praise; dark smoke-like ‘sins’ dissolve; above, a symbolic three-tier cosmos (earth–mid-region–heaven) shines, indicating triloka attainment.

Characters & Entities

• Trailokya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śravaṇa (hearing) and stuti (praise) of tīrtha-glory are themselves purifying, removing sin.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha described in Adhyāya 41 of Revā Khaṇḍa; this verse serves as its phalaśruti.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śravaṇa and stuti—listening to and praising the tīrtha-māhātmya.