Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

एतान्यन्यानि संक्षेपान्मया वः कथितानि च । सर्वपापहराणीह मोक्षदानि न संशयः

Transliteration

etānyanyāni saṃkṣepānmayā vaḥ kathitāni ca | sarvapāpaharāṇīha mokṣadāni na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Ces tīrthas-ci et bien d’autres, je vous les ai rapportés brièvement. Ici, ils effacent tous les péchés et accordent la délivrance ; il n’y a nul doute.

Word by Word

• एतानि: these
• एतानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अन्यानि: other
• अन्यानि: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• संक्षेपात्: briefly/in summary
• संक्षेपात्: Sambandha (Manner/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संक्षेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेतौ/प्रकारे (by way of brevity)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• वः: to you (all)
• वः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी/षष्ठी-विभक्ति (4th/6th Dat/Gen), बहुवचन; अत्र चतुर्थी (to you)

• कथितानि: told/related
• कथितानि: Karma (Object described)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे विधेय (predicative)

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

• सर्वपापहराणि: removers of all sins
• सर्वपापहराणि: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + पाप + हर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषां पापानां हराणि = removing all sins)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक अव्यय (here/in this context)

• मोक्षदानि: givers of liberation
• मोक्षदानि: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मोक्ष + दा (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मोक्षस्य दानि = giving liberation)

• न: not/no
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified narrator within Dvārakā Māhātmya (contextual narrator addressing brāhmaṇas/sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā tīrthas (collective) within Prabhāsa-kṣetra narration

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas (dvija-vara)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage concludes a catalogue of sacred spots, gesturing toward a coastal kṣetra where multiple tīrthas shine; pilgrims listen with folded hands as the sea glimmers behind sand-dunes and shrines.

Characters & Entities

• Dvārakā
• Tīrthas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage undertaken with reverence is affirmed as a powerful means of purification and an aid toward liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The collective tīrthas of the Dvārakā region previously enumerated in the chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No single rite is specified; the verse summarizes the fruit (phala) of visiting/bathing in these tīrthas.