Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

स्कांदं पुराणमेतच्च कुमारेण पुरोद्धृतम् । यः शृणोति सतां मध्ये नरः पापात्प्रमुच्यते

Transliteration

skāṃdaṃ purāṇametacca kumāreṇa puroddhṛtam | yaḥ śṛṇoti satāṃ madhye naraḥ pāpātpramucyate

Translation

Ce Skanda Purāṇa fut d’abord manifesté par le Divin Jeune (Kumāra). Quiconque l’écoute au sein de l’assemblée des vertueux est délivré du péché.

Word by Word

• स्कांदम्: Skanda-related
• स्कांदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्कान्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — ‘Skanda-related’ qualifying पुराणम्

• पुराणम्: Purāṇa
• पुराणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — object (that which is heard)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — demonstrative ‘this’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक) — and

• कुमारेण: by Kumāra (Skanda)
• कुमारेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — instrumental; agent in passive

• पुरोद्धृतम्: brought forth
• पुरोद्धृतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुरस् (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ) + उद्धृत (कृदन्त; √हृ धातु, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — भूतकृदन्त (क्त), ‘brought forth/presented’

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — relative pronoun

• शृणोति: he hears
• शृणोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — ‘he hears’

• सताम्: of the virtuous
• सताम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन — ‘of the good/virtuous’

• मध्ये: in the midst
• मध्ये: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — locative ‘in the midst’

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — apposition to यः

• पापात्: from sin
• पापात्: Apadana (Ablation/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन — ablative ‘from sin’

• प्रमुच्यते: is freed
• प्रमुच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः, ‘is released’

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Skanda Purāṇa-śravaṇa (as śabda-tīrtha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kumāra/Skanda as divine youth ‘bringing forth’ the Purāṇa; a satsaṅga where listeners sit reverently; a subtle aura of sins dissolving (darkness lifting) around the audience.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda (Kumāra)
• Skanda Purāṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śravaṇa in satsanga (hearing among the virtuous) is praised as a direct purifier of pāpa.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single site; the verse glorifies the Purāṇa itself and the act of hearing it.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Purāṇa-śravaṇa—listening to the Skanda Purāṇa, especially in the company of the righteous.