Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

ब्रह्महत्यादिकं पापं नाशं तस्य प्रयास्यति । एवमुक्त्वा सहस्राक्षः प्रहृष्टस्त्रिदिवं ययौ

Transliteration

brahmahatyādikaṃ pāpaṃ nāśaṃ tasya prayāsyati | evamuktvā sahasrākṣaḥ prahṛṣṭastridivaṃ yayau

Translation

«Le péché du meurtre d’un brāhmane et les autres fautes graves seront assurément détruits pour lui.» Ayant ainsi parlé, Sahasrākṣa (Indra), le cœur ravi, gagna le monde céleste.

Word by Word

• brahmahatyā-ādikam: beginning with brahmin-slaughter
• brahmahatyā-ādikam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: brahmahatyā + ādika (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular; समास: ब्रह्महत्यादि (आदि-तत्पुरुष/समाहारार्थ)

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

• nāśam: to destruction
• nāśam: Gati/Phala (Goal/result)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Genitive, Singular

• prayāsyati: will go/come to (i.e., will be destroyed)
• prayāsyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√yā (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्/Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Future, 3rd person, Singular

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकारवाचक) — Indeclinable adverb

• uktvā: having spoken
• uktvā: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु) + क्त्वा
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (पूर्वकाल) — Gerund ‘having said’

• sahasra-akṣaḥ: the thousand-eyed one (Indra)
• sahasra-akṣaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahasra + akṣa (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग — Nominative, Singular, Masculine; बहुव्रीहि: सहस्रम् अक्षाणि यस्य सः (इन्द्रः)

• prahṛṣṭaḥ: delighted
• prahṛṣṭaḥ: Karta (Subject attribute)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-√hṛṣ (धातु) + prahṛṣṭa (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Past participle used adjectivally; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• tridivam: to heaven
• tridivam: Karma (Goal/कर्म-गति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tridiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• yayau: went
• yayau: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Perfect, 3rd person, Singular

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Indreśvara-māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Indreśvara at Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Chapter’s internal audience (not explicit in this verse); the statement is attributed to Indra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra (Sahasrākṣa), having proclaimed the destruction of brahmahatyā and other sins for the devotee, departs joyfully to Svarga; the sacred liṅga remains as the enduring refuge on earth.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Sahasrākṣa)
• Tridiva (Svarga)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere connection with a highly sanctified tīrtha and its deity is portrayed as powerful enough to dissolve even the gravest sins.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, specifically the Indreśvara context within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed in this verse; it concludes with Indra’s declaration and departure to heaven.