Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 90

Devanagari script

माण्डव्यतीर्थमाहात्म्यं यः शृणोति समाधिना । मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यो नात्र कार्या विचारणा

Transliteration

māṇḍavyatīrthamāhātmyaṃ yaḥ śṛṇoti samādhinā | mucyate sarvapāpebhyo nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Translation

സമാധിഭാവത്തോടെ മാണ്ഡവ്യതീർത്ഥത്തിന്റെ മഹാത്മ്യം ശ്രവിക്കുന്നവൻ സർവപാപങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നു മോചിതനാകുന്നു; ഇവിടെ സംശയം വേണ്ട.

Word by Word

• माण्डव्यतीर्थमाहात्म्यम्: the greatness (māhātmya) of Māṇḍavya-tīrtha
• माण्डव्यतीर्थमाहात्म्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माण्डव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम

• शृणोति: hears
• शृणोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• समाधिना: with concentration
• समाधिना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समाधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन; करण (means/manner)

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

• सर्वपापेभ्यः: from all sins
• सर्वपापेभ्यः: Apadana (Source/Separation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी-विभक्ति; बहुवचन

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

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/Scope)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: ‘here/in this matter’)

• कार्या: necessary
• कार्या: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘to be done/necessary’)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; कृदन्त (√कृ, यत्/णीय-भाव: ‘ought to be done’); विधेय-विशेषण (agreeing with विचारणा)

• विचारणा: consideration/deliberation
• विचारणा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचारणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (to the king)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Māṇḍavya-tīrtha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage narrates Māṇḍavya-tīrtha’s greatness to a seated king and attentive listeners; the river and Śiva-kṣetra appear behind, with a subtle aura indicating inner concentration.

Characters & Entities

• Māṇḍavya-tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śravaṇa (devout listening) to tīrtha-māhātmya is itself a purifying spiritual discipline, not merely information.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Māṇḍavya-tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śravaṇa with samādhi-like focus—listening attentively to the tīrtha’s greatness.