Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 94

Devanagari script

कुम्भीपाकान्महारौद्राद्रौरवान्नरकात्पुनः । अंधतामिस्रकाद्राजन्मुच्यते नात्र संशयः

Transliteration

kumbhīpākānmahāraudrādrauravānnarakātpunaḥ | aṃdhatāmisrakādrājanmucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

ຂ້າແຕ່ພຣະຣາຊາ ຜູ້ນັ້ນຍ່ອມພົ້ນໂດຍບໍ່ມີຂໍ້ສົງໄສ ຈາກນະລົກຊື່ ກຸມພີປາກ ມະຫາຣາວດຣ ຣາວຣະວະ ແລະ ອັນທະຕາມິສຣະ

Word by Word

• कुम्भीपाकात्: from (the hell) Kumbhīpāka
• कुम्भीपाकात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुम्भीपाक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; नरकविशेषनाम

• महारौद्रात्: from (the hell) Mahāraurdra
• महारौद्रात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + रौद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः; नरकविशेषनाम

• रौरवात्: from (the hell) Raurava
• रौरवात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रौरव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; नरकविशेषनाम

• नरकात्: from hell
• नरकात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• पुनः: again/further
• पुनः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति/पुनरावृत्ति-बोधक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: again/further)

• अन्धतामिस्रकात्: from (the hell) Andhatāmisra
• अन्धतामिस्रकात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + तामिस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः; नरकविशेषनाम

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• मुच्यते: is freed
• मुच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात (negation)

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa continuing the account)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmavāpī

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A King (rājan)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A contrast scene: dark, fiery narakas labeled Kumbhīpāka, Mahāraudra, Raurava, Andhatāmisra fade away as a pilgrim emerges into the light of Dharmavāpī’s waters; a protective aura of Śiva’s grace surrounds the devotee.

Characters & Entities

• Kumbhīpāka
• Mahāraudra
• Raurava
• Andhatāmisra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic tīrtha-sevā is portrayed as powerful enough to neutralize even grave karmic trajectories symbolized by named hells.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The preceding context indicates the fruit is tied to the Dharmavāpī/Dharmakūpa sacred place being described in this adhyāya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite is stated in this verse; it states the result—release from specific narakas.