Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

अंगप्रदक्षिणं कुर्वन्नष्टैश्वर्यसमन्वितः । अशेषपातकैः सद्यो विमुक्तो निर्मलाशयः

Transliteration

aṃgapradakṣiṇaṃ kurvannaṣṭaiśvaryasamanvitaḥ | aśeṣapātakaiḥ sadyo vimukto nirmalāśayaḥ

Translation

En accomplissant la pradakṣiṇā par le corps, on se trouve pourvu des huit siddhi; aussitôt délivré de toutes les fautes, le cœur intérieur devient pur.

Word by Word

• aṅga-pradakṣiṇam: body-circumambulation (prostrating circumambulation)
• aṅga-pradakṣiṇam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + pradakṣiṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (अङ्गेन प्रदक्षिणा)

• kurvan: doing
• kurvan: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘doing’

• aṣṭa-aiśvarya-samanvitaḥ: endowed with the eight powers
• aṣṭa-aiśvarya-samanvitaḥ: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭa (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + aiśvarya (प्रातिपदिक) + samanvita (√i धातु; क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (अष्टैश्वर्येण समन्वितः) — विशेषणम् (सः/कुर्वन्)

• aśeṣa-pātakaiḥ: from all sins (lit. by all sins)
• aśeṣa-pātakaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + pātaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (अशेषाणि पातकानि)

• sadyaḥ: immediately
• sadyaḥ: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadyaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (immediately)

• vimuktaḥ: freed
• vimuktaḥ: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-√muc (मुच् धातु; क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्तः — ‘released/freed’

• nirmala-āśayaḥ: of pure intention/heart
• nirmala-āśayaḥ: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nirmala (प्रातिपदिक) + āśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (निर्मलः आशयः यस्य) — विशेषणम् (सः)

Speaker

Viṣṇu (continuing phalaśruti of practices at Arunachala)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Aruṇācala

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Unspecified

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee performs aṅga-pradakṣiṇā—rolling and prostrating along the sacred path around Aruṇācala—while a luminous aura suggests the arising of aṣṭa-aiśvarya and the washing away of sins, culminating in a serene, purified face.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Aruṇācala

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Intense, humble bodily devotion is portrayed as rapidly purifying and spiritually empowering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Aruṇācala, where aṅga-pradakṣiṇā is praised with extraordinary fruits.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Aṅga-pradakṣiṇā—circumambulation performed with full bodily reverence (e.g., prostration-based pradakṣiṇā).