Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

श्रुत्वा स्तुवन्मुच्यते सर्वपापैः पुनस्त्रिलोकीमिह तत्प्रभावात्

Transliteration

śrutvā stuvanmucyate sarvapāpaiḥ punastrilokīmiha tatprabhāvāt

Translation

ഇത് ശ്രവിച്ച് സ്തുതിക്കുന്നവൻ സർവ്വപാപങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നു മോചിതനാകുന്നു; അതേ പ്രഭാവത്താൽ വീണ്ടും ഇവിടെ ത്രിലോകവ്യാപിയായ ശുഭസ്ഥിതി പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया—पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• स्तुवन्: praising
• स्तुवन्: Karta (कर्ता—agent qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle/शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि

• मुच्यते: is freed
• मुच्यते: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• सर्वपापैः: from all sins
• सर्वपापैः: Apadana (अपादान/Separation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; अपादानार्थे/वियोग (from)

• पुनः: again; thereafter
• पुनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• त्रिलोकीम्: the three worlds
• त्रिलोकीम्: Karma (कर्म/Object—goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location—adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• तत्प्रभावात्: due to its power
• तत्प्रभावात्: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम) + प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेतौ (cause)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (to Yudhiṣṭhira)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-khaṇḍa tīrtha (as per Adhyāya 41 context)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A small assembly: a sage recites the tīrtha’s glory; listeners with folded hands praise; dark smoke-like ‘sins’ dissolve; above, a symbolic three-tier cosmos (earth–mid-region–heaven) shines, indicating triloka attainment.

Characters & Entities

• Trailokya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śravaṇa (hearing) and stuti (praise) of tīrtha-glory are themselves purifying, removing sin.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha described in Adhyāya 41 of Revā Khaṇḍa; this verse serves as its phalaśruti.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śravaṇa and stuti—listening to and praising the tīrtha-māhātmya.