Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

सर्वपापापहं पार्थ सर्वकामफलप्रदम् । तत्र होमावसाने च दत्ते हिमवता शुभे

Transliteration

sarvapāpāpahaṃ pārtha sarvakāmaphalapradam | tatra homāvasāne ca datte himavatā śubhe

Translation

Ô Pārtha, cela efface tous les péchés et accorde le fruit de tout désir légitime. Et là, lorsque le homa prit fin, Himavat offrit le don de bon augure.

Word by Word

• सर्वपापापहम्: remover of all sins
• सर्वपापापहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + पाप + अपह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—सर्वेषां पापानाम् अपहः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• पार्थ: O Pārtha
• पार्थ: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• सर्वकामफलप्रदम्: giver of the fruits of all desires
• सर्वकामफलप्रदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + काम + फल + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—सर्वेषां कामानां फलम् प्रददाति इति (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of place)

• होमावसाने: at the conclusion of the oblation
• होमावसाने: Adhikaraṇa (Time/Place locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: होम + अवसान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—होमस्य अवसानम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• दत्ते: is given/was bestowed
• दत्ते: Kriyā (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• हिमवता: by Himavat (the mountain)
• हिमवता: Karana (Agent/Instrument in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• शुभे: auspicious
• शुभे: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with होमावसाने/काले implied)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrative voice; addressed to “Pārtha” as listener-epithet in the telling

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha / Phālguna (Arjuna)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Himalayan sacrificial ground: the homa fire subsides into glowing embers; Himavat, regal and mountain-like, offers auspicious gifts as priests conclude mantra-recitation; the atmosphere is pure and serene.

Characters & Entities

• Himavat
• homa
• puṇya (merit)
• pāpa (sin)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual worship joined with faith and auspicious giving purifies sin and yields dharmic fulfillment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A specific tīrtha is not named in this verse; the merit is tied to the sacred rite (homa) and its conclusion.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Homa is explicitly referenced, and dāna (an auspicious gift) at the end of the homa is indicated.