Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 122

Devanagari script

सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः सर्वसौभाग्यसंयुतः । सर्वान्कामानवाप्नोति नारीहृदयनंदनः

Transliteration

sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ sarvasaubhāgyasaṃyutaḥ | sarvānkāmānavāpnoti nārīhṛdayanaṃdanaḥ

Translation

Terbebas dari segala dosa dan dianugerahi seluruh keberuntungan, ia meraih semua tujuan yang diinginkan, menjadi sosok yang menyenangkan hati para wanita.

Word by Word

• सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः: freed from all sins
• सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + पाप + विनिर्मुक्त (प्रातिपदिक; वि-नि-√मुच् (धातु) → मुक्त (कृदन्त))
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: 'सर्वपापेभ्यः विनिर्मुक्तः' (freed from all sins)

• सर्वसौभाग्यसंयुतः: endowed with all auspicious fortune
• सर्वसौभाग्यसंयुतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + सौभाग्य + संयुत (प्रातिपदिक; सम्-√युज् (धातु) → युत (कृदन्त))
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'सर्वसौभाग्येन संयुतः' (endowed with all good fortune)

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; Accusative plural (qualifying कामान्)

• कामान्: desires
• कामान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; Accusative plural

• अवाप्नोति: attains
• अवाप्नोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Present indicative

• नारीहृदयनंदनः: a delight of women's hearts
• नारीहृदयनंदनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी + हृदय + नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'नारीणां हृदयस्य नन्दनः' (delighter of women's hearts)

Speaker

Narrative voice (contextual Purāṇic narration within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (context: Bhūta-mātṛkā-mahātmya within Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim at Prabhāsa, purified and radiant, receiving blessings; women and community regard him with goodwill, symbolizing social harmony born of dharma.

Characters & Entities

• Bhūta-mātṛkā (implied)
• Prabhāsa (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred-site devotion is presented as transforming karma: it removes pāpa and brings saubhāgya and fulfillment of legitimate desires.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra in the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Not explicit in this verse; it states the phala (benefits) of the preceding devotion/knowledge practice.