Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

क्षीणेषु सर्वपापेषु दीर्घमायुर्बलं धृतिः । आरोग्यं ज्ञानमैश्वर्यं वर्धते सर्वदेहिनाम्

Transliteration

kṣīṇeṣu sarvapāpeṣu dīrghamāyurbalaṃ dhṛtiḥ | ārogyaṃ jñānamaiśvaryaṃ vardhate sarvadehinām

Translation

Lorsque tous les péchés sont épuisés, s’accroissent la longue vie, la force et la constance ; de même grandissent la santé, la vraie connaissance et la prospérité chez tous les êtres incarnés.

Word by Word

• क्षीणेषु: when (they are) destroyed
• क्षीणेषु: अधिकरण (Locative setting)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षीण (कृदन्त; √क्षि/क्षी क्षये)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; भूतकृदन्त-प्रत्यय (क्त) ‘क्षीण’ = ‘क्षयित/नष्ट’

• सर्वपापेषु: in all sins (i.e., when all sins)
• सर्वपापेषु: अधिकरण (Locative setting)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (‘सर्वाणि पापानि’ → ‘सर्वपाप’)

• दीर्घम्: long
• दीर्घम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीर्घ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; ‘दीर्घ’ = long

• आयुः: lifespan
• आयुः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• बलम्: strength
• बलम्: कर्ता (Subject; coordinated)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• धृतिः: steadfastness
• धृतिः: कर्ता (Subject; coordinated)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• आरोग्यम्: health
• आरोग्यम्: कर्ता (Subject; coordinated)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आरोग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge
• ज्ञानम्: कर्ता (Subject; coordinated)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• ऐश्वर्यम्: prosperity/power
• ऐश्वर्यम्: कर्ता (Subject; coordinated)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐश्वर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• वर्धते: increases
• वर्धते: क्रिया (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वृध् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• सर्वदेहिनाम्: of all embodied beings
• सर्वदेहिनाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + देहिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (‘सर्वेषां देहिनाम्’)

Speaker

Mahāmuni (to the King) (contextual attribution within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A calm, auspicious tableau: devotees after purification, radiant with health and steadiness; symbolic removal of dark ‘pāpa’ clouds and emergence of light labeled āyus, bala, dhṛti, ārogya, jñāna, aiśvarya.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purity through the exhaustion of sin naturally supports dharmic flourishing—life, strength, health, wisdom, and prosperity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it states a general phala-śruti principle within the Rudrādhyāya context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific ritual is prescribed here; it summarizes the benefits that follow from pāpa-kṣaya (sin-destruction) implied by the surrounding Shaiva rite.