Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

द्विजनाथं धरानाथं खड्गपाणिं तथैव च । दामोदरं जलावासं सर्वपापहरं हरिम्

Transliteration

dvijanāthaṃ dharānāthaṃ khaḍgapāṇiṃ tathaiva ca | dāmodaraṃ jalāvāsaṃ sarvapāpaharaṃ harim

Translation

(Qu’on se souvienne) du Seigneur des deux-fois-nés; du Seigneur de la terre; du Porteur de l’épée; de Dāmodara; de Celui dont la demeure est dans les eaux; et de Hari, qui efface tous les péchés.

Word by Word

• द्विजनाथम्: Lord of the twice-born
• द्विजनाथम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (द्विजानाम् नाथः)

• धरानाथम्: Lord of the earth
• धरानाथम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरा + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (धरायाः नाथः)

• खड्गपाणिम्: one who has a sword in hand
• खड्गपाणिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खड्ग + पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (खड्गः पाणौ यस्य)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• दामोदरम्: Dāmodara
• दामोदरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाम + उदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः/रूढि (दाम्ना बद्धम् उदरं यस्य)

• जलावासम्: dwelling in waters
• जलावासम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल + आवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (जलस्य आवासः)

• सर्वपापहरम्: remover of all sins
• सर्वपापहरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + पाप + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वाणि पापानि हरति इति) विशेषणम्

• हरिम्: Hari
• हरिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (Prabhāsa region)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim at a coastal sacred precinct (Prabhāsa/Vastrāpatha) performs ācamana and japa while visualizing Viṣṇu in multiple iconic aspects—discus-bearing Lord, sword-bearing protector, Dāmodara with waist-cord, and the cosmic ‘Jalāvāsa’ resting in waters.

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Dāmodara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord is explicitly praised as ‘remover of all sins’; devotion expressed through His names is framed as a purificatory dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpathakṣetra in the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa, where the māhātmya emphasizes purification through devotion and pilgrimage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Nāma-smaraṇa/japa as a means of pāpa-kṣaya (sin-removal).