Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

तथा मे पातकं सर्वं प्रसादात्तव शंकर

Transliteration

tathā me pātakaṃ sarvaṃ prasādāttava śaṃkara

Translation

“അതുപോലെ, ഹേ ശങ്കരാ, നിങ്ങളുടെ പ്രസാദത്താൽ എന്റെ സകല പാപങ്ങളും നീങ്ങട്ടെ.”

Word by Word

• तथा: thus; so
• तथा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/रीति-वाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner: 'thus/so')

• मे: my; of me
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular) — enclitic form 'me'

• पातकम्: sin
• पातकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pātaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वम्: all; entire
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• प्रसादात्: from (your) grace; by favor
• प्रसादात्: Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Source; Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तव: your; of you
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• शंकर: O Śaṅkara
• शंकर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Rāma Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A concise, solemn plea: the devotee addresses Śaṅkara directly, seeking complete removal of sin through divine favor; focus on face-to-face intimacy and sanctum stillness.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma)
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace (prasāda) is central: purification is ultimately completed by Śiva’s compassion, not effort alone.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The request is embedded in Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s māhātmya, where Śiva’s prasāda is especially efficacious.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is described; the verse is a prayer for prasāda-based cleansing of pātaka.