Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो जायते नात्र संशयः । पाकभेदी वृथापाकी देवब्राह्मणनिन्दकः

Transliteration

sarvapāpavinirmukto jāyate nātra saṃśayaḥ | pākabhedī vṛthāpākī devabrāhmaṇanindakaḥ

Translation

അവൻ സർവ്വപാപങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നു വിമുക്തനാകുന്നു; ഇതിൽ സംശയമില്ല. മറ്റുള്ളവരുടെ പാചകം നശിപ്പിക്കുന്നവൻ, വ്യർത്ഥമായി പാകം ചെയ്ത് അന്നം പാഴാക്കുന്നവൻ, അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ദേവ-ബ്രാഹ്മണരെ നിന്ദിക്കുന്നവനും—

Word by Word

• सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः: freed from all sins
• सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्त (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + पाप + विनिर्मुक्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (सर्वेभ्यः पापेभ्यः विनिर्मुक्तः)

• जायते: is born/comes to be
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

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

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

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

• पाकभेदी: one who spoils food/cooking
• पाकभेदी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाकभेदिन् (प्रातिपदिक; पाक + भेदिन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (पाकं भिनत्ति इति)

• वृथापाकी: one who cooks in vain/wastefully
• वृथापाकी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृथापाकिन् (प्रातिपदिक; वृथā + पाकिन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (वृथा पाकी = व्यर्थपाककर्ता)

• देवब्राह्मणनिन्दकः: reviler of gods and Brahmins
• देवब्राह्मणनिन्दकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवब्राह्मणनिन्दक (प्रातिपदिक; देव + ब्राह्मण + निन्दक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (देवान् ब्राह्मणांश्च निन्दति इति)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice within Revā Khaṇḍa; traditionally Sūta-like narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Narmadā (Revā)

Type: river

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A recitation hall by the Narmadā where listeners of varied backgrounds—some remorseful for blasphemy or waste—sit in attentive silence; offerings of simple food are redistributed rather than wasted, symbolizing correction of ‘vṛthāpāka’.

Characters & Entities

• Revā (Narmadā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇa stresses complete purification through Narmadā-oriented devotion, while also highlighting dharmic ethics around speech and food.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Revā/Narmadā’s sanctity is the underlying source of the promised release from sin.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Continuation of the year-long listening observance to Narmadā-carita, presented as sin-destroying.