Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

श्रीसूत उवाच । अथेदानीं प्रवक्ष्यामि रामनाथस्य वैभवम् । यच्छ्रुत्वा सर्वपापेभ्यो मु्च्यते मानवो भुवि

Transliteration

śrīsūta uvāca | athedānīṃ pravakṣyāmi rāmanāthasya vaibhavam | yacchrutvā sarvapāpebhyo mu्cyate mānavo bhuvi

Translation

Śrī Sūta dit : « À présent, je vais proclamer la grandeur de Rāmanātha ; en l’entendant, l’être humain sur la terre est délivré de tous les péchés. »

Word by Word

• श्रीसूतः: Śrī Sūta
• श्रीसूतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अथ: then, now
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (then/now)

• इदानीम्: now
• इदानीम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इदानीम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (time adverb)

• प्रवक्ष्यामि: I shall proclaim
• प्रवक्ष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• रामनाथस्य: of Rāmanātha (Lord of Rāma)
• रामनाथस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक) + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रामस्य नाथः)

• वैभवम्: glory, greatness
• वैभवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: कृत्—क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having heard)

• सर्वपापेभ्यः: from all sins
• सर्वपापेभ्यः: Apadana (Ablative/source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः—सर्वाणि पापानि

• मुच्यते: is released
• मुच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे (is freed)

• मानवः: a man, human
• मानवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• भुवि: on earth
• भुवि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; भू/भुव् = पृथिवी

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmanātha (Rāmeśvara)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvija-śreṣṭhas (assembled brāhmaṇas)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūta begins a new section, gesturing toward the grandeur of Rāmanātha; a vision of the coastal temple with towering gopurams/corridors, the liṅga sanctum, and pilgrims approaching with offerings; the sea and Setu atmosphere in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Rāmanātha
• Pāpa (sin)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred narration (māhātmya) is a purifier: hearing the glory of the Lord at a holy site is itself a means of pāpa-kṣaya.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rāmanātha/Rāmeśvara—Rāmeśvaram in the Setu region, central to the Setukhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śravaṇa—listening to the māhātmya—is presented as the efficacious practice.