Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

दुष्टपापसमाचारो मातृहा पितृहा तथा । मुच्यते सर्वपापैस्तु तल्लिंगाराधनोद्यतः

Transliteration

duṣṭapāpasamācāro mātṛhā pitṛhā tathā | mucyate sarvapāpaistu talliṃgārādhanodyataḥ

Translation

Même celui dont la conduite est mauvaise et saturée de péché—oui, même le meurtrier de sa mère ou de son père—est délivré de tous les péchés s’il s’applique à l’adoration de ce Liṅga même.

Word by Word

• दुष्टपापसमाचारः: one of wicked sinful conduct
• दुष्टपापसमाचारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुष्ट + पाप + समाचार (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: दुष्टेषु पापेषु समाचारः यस्य (one whose conduct is of wicked sins)

• मातृहा: mother-killer
• मातृहा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ + हन् (प्रातिपदिक-निर्माण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष: मातुः हन्ता (mother-killer)

• पितृहा: father-killer
• पितृहा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ + हन् (प्रातिपदिक-निर्माण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष: पितुः हन्ता (father-killer)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (also/likewise)

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

• सर्वपापैः: from all sins
• सर्वपापैः: Apadana (Source/Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + पाप (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Ablative plural); कर्मधारय: सर्वैः पापैः

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (but/indeed)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Sambandha (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-सम्बन्धे पूर्वपद (that)

• लिङ्ग: liṅga
• लिङ्ग: Sambandha (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासे पूर्वपद (liṅga)

• आराधन: worship
• आराधन: Sambandha (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आ + राध् (धातु) + ल्युट् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासे पूर्वपद (worship)

• उद्यतः: intent/engaged
• उद्यतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद् + यत् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृत् (past participle in sense of ‘ready/engaged’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Liṅga of Prabhāsa (tallinga)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A tormented figure burdened by the gravest guilt approaches the liṅga with trembling hands; as he begins worship—offering bilva and water—his posture straightens, and a cleansing light surrounds him.

Characters & Entities

• Vṛṣabheśvara
• Kalpaliṅga
• Prabhāsakṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere devotion expressed through liṅga-worship is presented as a supreme means of purification, surpassing the weight of even extreme transgressions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra’s Vṛṣabheśvara/Kalpaliṅga, within the Ekādaśa-rudra Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅgārādhana—focused worship/service of the Liṅga (pūjā, upacāras, mantra, offerings) with sincere intent.