Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
Devanagari script
तस्मात्सर्वात्मभावेन श्रद्धया संयुतेन च । दीपप्रदानं कुरुते हरेः पापैर्न लिप्यते
Transliteration
tasmātsarvātmabhāvena śraddhayā saṃyutena ca | dīpapradānaṃ kurute hareḥ pāpairna lipyate
Translation
അതുകൊണ്ട് സർവ്വാത്മഭാവത്തോടും ശ്രദ്ധയോടും കൂടി ഹരിക്കു ദീപദാനം ചെയ്യുന്നവൻ പാപങ്ങളിൽ ലിപ്തനാകുകയില്ല.
Word by Word
तस्मात्therefore
तस्मात्:
Hetu (Reason/हेतु)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः (Ablative), एकवचनम्; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (therefore/from that reason)
सर्वात्मभावेनwith whole-hearted devotion
सर्वात्मभावेन:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुष-समासः (सर्वात्मभावः = whole-heartedness)
श्रद्धयाwith faith
श्रद्धया:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootश्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गः, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्
संयुतेनendowed/combined (with)
संयुतेन:
Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्+√युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकृदन्तः, पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; 'सर्वात्मभावेन' इत्यनेन सह (endowed/combined)
चand
च:
Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्ययम्
दीपप्रदानम्offering a lamp
दीपप्रदानम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootदीप (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रदान (प्रातिपदिक; √दा (धातु) + ल्युट्)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; कर्म-तत्पुरुषः (दीपस्य प्रदानम् = offering of a lamp)
कुरुतेdoes/performs
कुरुते:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (धातु)
Formलट्-लकारः, प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्
हरेःof Hari (Viṣṇu)
हरेः:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गः, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्
पापैःby/with sins
पापैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootपाप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गम्, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्
नnot
न:
Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-अव्ययम्
लिप्यतेis tainted/smeared
लिप्यते:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√लिप् (धातु)
Formलट्-लकारः, प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (passive), आत्मनेपदम्
Speaker
Brahmā
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Hari (Viṣṇu)
Type: kshetra
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A devotee, eyes lowered in faith, offers a lamp to Hari; dark smudges symbolizing sins dissolve into the lamp’s light.
Characters & Entities
H
Hari (Viṣṇu)FAQs
Faith-filled devotion transforms a simple act into powerful purification; intention (śraddhā) is central to dharma.
No single tirtha is specified; the emphasis is on the devotional act offered to Hari.
Dīpa-pradāna (lamp offering) performed with śraddhā and total sincerity.