Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

अतः परतरं नास्ति किंचित्पापविशोधनम् । सर्वानंदकरं श्रीमत्सर्वकामार्थसाधम्

Transliteration

ataḥ parataraṃ nāsti kiṃcitpāpaviśodhanam | sarvānaṃdakaraṃ śrīmatsarvakāmārthasādham

Translation

ഇതിനെക്കാൾ ഉന്നതമായ പാപവിശോധനം മറ്റൊന്നുമില്ല. ഇത് സർവ്വാനന്ദകരം, ശ്രീമത്തും, എല്ലാ കാമ്യാർത്ഥങ്ങളും സിദ്ധിപ്പിക്കുന്നതുമാണ്.

Word by Word

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Hetu (Cause marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/तस्मादर्थ (therefore/from this)

• परतरम्: anything superior
• परतरम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; तुलनात्मक (comparative) ‘higher/superior’—नास्ति इत्यस्य कर्तृपदम्

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation)

• अस्ति: exists
• अस्ति: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• किंचित्: anything
• किंचित्: Karta (Subject; appositional with परतरम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक (something/anything)

• पापविशोधनम्: purification of sins
• पापविशोधनम्: Samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप + विशोधन (प्रातिपदिक; वि + √शुध् (धातु) + ल्युट्/अन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘sin-purification’

• सर्वानन्दकरम्: bringing all bliss
• सर्वानन्दकरम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + आनन्द + कर (प्रातिपदिक; √कृ (धातु) + अ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; विशेषणम् (पापविशोधनम् इत्यस्य)

• श्रीमत्: auspicious; glorious
• श्रीमत्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• सर्वकामार्थसाधम्: fulfilling all desires and goals
• सर्वकामार्थसाधम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + काम + अर्थ + साध (प्रातिपदिक; √साध् (धातु) + अ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; विशेषणम्—‘accomplishing all desired aims’

Speaker

Sūta (inferred from immediate context of Adhyāya 2 narration)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant Śiva-liṅga emanates light that washes away dark smoke-like ‘pāpa’; devotees experience visible joy and calm, symbolizing ānanda and auspiciousness.

Characters & Entities

• Pāpa (sin)
• Ānanda
• Śrī (auspiciousness)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional practice praised here is portrayed as the highest purifier, bringing both worldly well-being and spiritual uplift.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it is a general phalaśruti statement.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse does not specify a distinct rite; it extols the superior efficacy of the practice being discussed in the chapter context.