Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

संगालेश्वरमाहात्म्यं संक्षेपात्कथितं तव । श्रुतं हरति पापानि दुःखशोकांस्तथैव च

Transliteration

saṃgāleśvaramāhātmyaṃ saṃkṣepātkathitaṃ tava | śrutaṃ harati pāpāni duḥkhaśokāṃstathaiva ca

Translation

ഹേ ദേവി, സംഗാലേശ്വരന്റെ മഹാത്മ്യം നിനക്കു സംക്ഷേപമായി പറഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്നു. അത് ശ്രവണമാത്രം പാപങ്ങളെ നശിപ്പിക്കുകയും ദുഃഖവും ശോകവും അകറ്റുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നു.

Word by Word

• संगालेश्वरमाहात्म्यम्: the glory of Saṅgāleśvara
• संगालेश्वरमाहात्म्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संगालेश्वर-माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (संगालेश्वरस्य माहात्म्यम्) — 'the greatness of Saṅgāleśvara'

• संक्षेपात्: briefly
• संक्षेपात्: Hetu/Prakara (Cause/Manner/हेतु-प्रकार)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संक्षेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान/हेतु), एकवचन — 'briefly/in summary' (ablative of manner)

• कथितम्: has been narrated
• कथितम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथित (√कथ् धातु; क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त — 'has been told' (passive/resultative)

• तव: to you / for you
• तव: Sampradana/Relation (Recipient/Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन — 'of/for you'

• श्रुतम्: (when) heard / the hearing
• श्रुतम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुत (√श्रु धातु; क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त — 'that which is heard/hearing'

• हरति: removes
• हरति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद — 'removes'

• पापानि: sins
• पापानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन — 'sins'

• दुःखशोकान्: suffering and griefs
• दुःखशोकान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख-शोक (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (दुःखं च शोकश्च) — 'sorrows and griefs'

• तथा: also
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण — 'thus/also'

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipata (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात — 'indeed/just'

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-सम्बन्धक — 'and'

Speaker

Narrative voice within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya (speaker not explicit in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Saṃgāleśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee listens to a sage narrating Saṃgāleśvara’s greatness; behind them, the Prabhāsa coastal shrine and a serene Śiva-liṅga radiate calm, while dark clouds of grief disperse.

Characters & Entities

• Saṃgāleśvara
• Prabhāsa
• Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śravaṇa (devout listening) to tīrtha-māhātmya is itself a purifying practice that removes pāpa and inner distress.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Saṃgāleśvara in Prabhāsakṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Hearing/listening to the Saṃgāleśvara māhātmya is presented as an efficacious spiritual act.