Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 85

Devanagari script

यस्त्वेतत्पठते भक्त्या श्लाघते वाऽथ यो नरः । सर्वपापैर्महाराज मुच्यते ज्ञानतत्परः

Transliteration

yastvetatpaṭhate bhaktyā ślāghate vā'tha yo naraḥ | sarvapāpairmahārāja mucyate jñānatatparaḥ

Translation

ഓ മഹാരാജാ! ആരെങ്കിലും ഇത് ഭക്തിയോടെ പാരായണം ചെയ്യുകയോ—അഥവാ ഇതിനെ സ്തുതിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്താൽ—അവൻ എല്ലാ പാപങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നുമൊഴിഞ്ഞ് സത്യജ്ഞാനത്തിൽ തത്പരനാകും।

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अन्वय-अव्यय (particle)

• एतत्: this (text/teaching)
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पठते: recites/reads
• पठते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Manner/Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; साधन/भावार्थे

• श्लाघते: praises
• श्लाघते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्लाघ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (disjunctive: ‘or’)

• अथ: then/also
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर/प्रसङ्ग-अव्यय (particle: ‘then/and also’)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक

• नरः: man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• सर्वपापैः: from all sins
• सर्वपापैः: Apadana (Separation/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; समासः—सर्वाणि पापानि

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; समासः—महान् राजा

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

• ज्ञानतत्परः: intent on knowledge
• ज्ञानतत्परः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्ञान + तत्पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (नरः इति); समासः—ज्ञाने तत्परः

Speaker

Pulastya

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Great king (mahārāja)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee reciting from a manuscript before a small Devī shrine; another person listening with folded hands; a subtle aura suggesting purification and clarity of mind.

Characters & Entities

• Pulastya
• Mahārāja (King)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional recitation and praise of sacred narratives purify sin and orient the mind toward liberating knowledge.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Arbuda tīrtha-tradition as a whole, especially the pādukā-māhātmya just narrated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Paṭhana (recitation/reading) and ślāghana (praise) performed with bhakti.