Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । शृणु देवि प्रवक्ष्यामि कथां पापप्रणाशनीम् । यां श्रुत्वा मानवो भक्त्या मुच्यते सर्वपातकैः

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | śṛṇu devi pravakṣyāmi kathāṃ pāpapraṇāśanīm | yāṃ śrutvā mānavo bhaktyā mucyate sarvapātakaiḥ

Translation

Ishvara dit : Écoute, ô Déesse ; je vais raconter une histoire destructrice de péchés. En l'écoutant avec dévotion, l'être humain est libéré de toutes ses fautes.

Word by Word

• ईश्वर: Īśvara (Lord)
• ईश्वर: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• प्रवक्ष्यामि: I shall tell
• प्रवक्ष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; उपसर्ग: प्र-

• कथाम्: story; account
• कथाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कथा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• पापप्रणाशनीम्: destroying sins
• पापप्रणाशनीम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप + प्रणाशनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying kathām)

• याम्: which (story)
• याम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having heard’

• मानवः: a man; human
• मानवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• मुच्यते: is freed
• मुच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• सर्वपातकैः: from all sins
• सर्वपातकैः: Apadana (Source/Separation/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + पातक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘सर्वाणि पातकानि’ इति कर्मधारय

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva begins the promised tale, declaring it sin-destroying; a devotee who hears it with devotion is freed from all sins—setting a sacred storytelling atmosphere.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Bhakti
• Pātaka (sin)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional listening to sacred narratives is a recognized means of purification and moral renewal.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The forthcoming legend pertains to a Devi-site within Prabhāsa Kṣetra, introduced as a powerful māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śravaṇa with bhakti (devout hearing) is presented as the effective practice leading to release from sins.