Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

महापातकसंघाश्च नश्येयुर्मज्जनादिह । य इमं पठतेऽध्यायं ब्रह्महत्याविमोक्षणम्

Transliteration

mahāpātakasaṃghāśca naśyeyurmajjanādiha | ya imaṃ paṭhate'dhyāyaṃ brahmahatyāvimokṣaṇam

Translation

Ici, par le bain sacré, même des multitudes de grands péchés sont anéanties ; et quiconque récite ce chapitre sur la délivrance du péché de meurtre d’un brāhmane obtient ce mérite purificateur.

Word by Word

• महापातकसंघाः: collections of great sins
• महापातकसंघाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महापातकसंघ (प्रातिपदिक) = महापातक + संघ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (महापातकानां संघाः)

• च: and
• च: Connector (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• नश्येयुः: would perish; may be destroyed
• नश्येयुः: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• मज्जनात्: from bathing; by immersion
• मज्जनात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मज्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (हेतु/अपादान), एकवचन

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Place/अधिकरण-देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (सम्बन्धक/relative pronoun)

• इमम्: this
• इमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (सर्वनाम), ‘अध्यायम्’ इति विशेषणम्

• पठते: recites; reads
• पठते: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• अध्यायम्: chapter
• अध्यायम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ब्रह्महत्याविमोक्षणम्: (the chapter on) release from brahma-slaughter
• ब्रह्महत्याविमोक्षणम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्महत्याविमोक्षण (प्रातिपदिक) = ब्रह्महत्या + विमोक्षण
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्महत्यायाः विमोक्षणम्)

Speaker

Narrator (implied Purāṇic narrator within Setukhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dhanuskoṭi / Setu-kṣetra (implied)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: General audience addressed through the sages; explicit ‘ya imaṃ paṭhate’ extends to any reciter

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A split scene: pilgrims bathing in sacred waters while, nearby, a reciter reads the ‘Brahmahatyā-vimocana’ chapter to attentive listeners; the atmosphere blends ritual action with sacred storytelling.

Characters & Entities

• Mahāpātaka
• Brahmahatyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purification is accessible through both sacred action (snāna) and sacred hearing/recitation (pāṭha) when rooted in faith and dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setukhaṇḍa context indicates the Dhanuskoṭi tīrtha where majjana is praised as sin-destroying.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Majjana (immersion/bathing) and adhyāya-pāṭha (recitation of the chapter) as purifying practices.