Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

एवं जन्मसहस्रैस्तु न तस्य पापकर्मणः । मातंग्या संगजं पापं व्यनश्यत युगायुतैः

Transliteration

evaṃ janmasahasraistu na tasya pāpakarmaṇaḥ | mātaṃgyā saṃgajaṃ pāpaṃ vyanaśyata yugāyutaiḥ

Translation

Ainsi, même à travers des milliers de naissances, le péché né de son association avec la Mātaṅgī ne périt pas, même après des dizaines de milliers d'âges.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• janma-sahasraiḥ: by thousands of births
• janma-sahasraiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janman (प्रातिपदिक) + sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘janmānāṃ sahasraiḥ’ = by thousands of births

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/विरोधार्थक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• tasya: of him/its
• tasya: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• pāpa-karmaṇaḥ: of the sinful act
• pāpa-karmaṇaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘pāpaṃ karma’ = sinful deed

• mātaṃgyāḥ: of Mātaṅgī
• mātaṃgyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātaṃgī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• saṃga-jam: arisen from association
• saṃga-jam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃga (प्रातिपदिक) + ja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तृतीया/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थे: ‘saṃgāt jātaṃ’ = born from association; ‘pāpam’ इति विशेषण

• pāpam: sin
• pāpam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• vyanaśyata: perished, was destroyed
• vyanaśyata: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-naś (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• yuga-āyutaiḥ: by tens of thousands of ages
• yuga-āyutaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuga (प्रातिपदिक) + āyuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘yugānām āyutaiḥ’ = by tens of thousands of yugas

Speaker

Sūta (deduced: Purāṇic narration within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic time-scroll: countless births passing like beads; the same dark stain persists; yuga-wheels turning; the pilgrim’s mind urged toward renunciation and disciplined devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Mātaṅgī
• yuga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Some karmas mature over immense time; therefore dharma urges vigilance, repentance, and turning toward purifying sacred practices.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is directly praised in this verse; it supports the Māhātmya’s moral framework about sin and purification.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse underscores the need for purifying means (tīrtha, vrata, japa) in general.