Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

सर्वपापप्रशमनं सर्व कामप्रदं नृणाम् । नारदेश्वरनामानं स्थापितं नारदेन वै

Transliteration

sarvapāpapraśamanaṃ sarva kāmapradaṃ nṛṇām | nāradeśvaranāmānaṃ sthāpitaṃ nāradena vai

Translation

Il apaise tous les péchés et accorde tous les désirs aux hommes. Il porte le nom de Nāradeśvara, et fut en vérité établi par Nārada.

Word by Word

• सर्वपापप्रशमनम्: the remover of all sins
• सर्वपापप्रशमनम्: Karma (Predicate complement/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रशमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः — 'सर्वेषां पापानां प्रशमनम्' (sin-dispelling)

• सर्व: all
• सर्व: Karma (Qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण — qualifies 'कामप्रदम्' (all)

• कामप्रदम्: granting desires
• कामप्रदम्: Karma (Predicate complement/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (कामान् प्रददाति)

• नृणाम्: of men
• नृणाम्: Sampradana/Sambandha (For men/of men/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• नारदेश्वरनामानम्: (the deity) named Nāradeśvara
• नारदेश्वरनामानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः/कर्मधारय-सम्भवः — 'नारदेश्वर' इति नाम यस्य (named Nāradeśvara)

• स्थापितम्: was established
• स्थापितम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (धातु) (णिच्: स्थापयति)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्यय; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'established/installed'

• नारदेन: by Nārada
• नारदेन: Karana (Agent-instrument in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया, एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis/indeed)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (continuing narrative context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nāradeśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A compact shrine of Nāradeśvara radiating sanctity; pilgrims approach seeking purification and boons; Nārada is remembered as the स्थापक.

Characters & Entities

• Nāradeśvara
• Nārada
• Śiva/Bhairava (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage and worship at a consecrated Śiva-site are framed as both purifying (pāpa-kṣaya) and supportive of righteous aspirations.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Nāradeśvara shrine within Prabhāsakṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is detailed; the verse highlights the phala (benefits) and the founding (sthāpana) by Nārada.