Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

सर्वपापहरं पार्थ दुःखदुःस्वप्ननाशनम् । पठतां शृण्वतां राजन् सर्वकामार्थसिद्धिदम्

Transliteration

sarvapāpaharaṃ pārtha duḥkhaduḥsvapnanāśanam | paṭhatāṃ śṛṇvatāṃ rājan sarvakāmārthasiddhidam

Translation

Wahai Pārtha, ia menghapus segala dosa serta memusnahkan dukacita dan mimpi buruk. Wahai raja, bagi yang membacanya dan yang mendengarnya, ia mengurniakan kesempurnaan segala hajat dan tujuan yang dihajati.

Word by Word

• सर्वपापहरम्: remover of all sins
• सर्वपापहरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + पाप + हर (प्रातिपदिक; √हृ (धातु) → हर)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: सर्वेषां पापानां हरः)

• पार्थ: O son of Pṛthā (Arjuna)
• पार्थ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दुःखदुःस्वप्ननाशनम्: destroyer of sorrow and bad dreams
• दुःखदुःस्वप्ननाशनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःख + दुःस्वप्न + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक; √नश् (धातु) → नाशन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (समासः—तत्पुरुषः: दुःखस्य दुःस्वप्नस्य च नाशनम्)

• पठताम्: of those who recite
• पठताम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकालिक कृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त) ‘पठत्’ इति; षष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचन (पठतां = of those who recite)

• शृण्वताम्: of those who listen
• शृण्वताम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकालिक कृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त) ‘शृण्वत्’ इति; षष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचन (शृण्वतां = of those who listen)

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वकामार्थसिद्धिदम्: giver of fulfillment of all desires and aims
• सर्वकामार्थसिद्धिदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + काम + अर्थ + सिद्धि + द (प्रातिपदिक; √दा (धातु) → द)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (समासः—तत्पुरुषः: सर्वेषां कामानां अर्थानां च सिद्धिं ददाति)

Speaker

Deductive (Revākhaṇḍa narrative voice; mixed vocatives indicate formulaic phalaśruti style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā / Narmadā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha (Arjuna); (frame) assembled ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A recitation setting: a sage or sūta recites Revā-māhātmya to attentive listeners; the river Revā is envisioned behind them as a luminous, purifying presence; the mood is protective and auspicious, dispelling dark dream-forms.

Characters & Entities

• Pārtha (Arjuna epithet, as vocative)
• King (nṛpa/rājan)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Engaging scripture through recitation and listening is presented as both purifying (sin-removing) and protective (ending grief and bad dreams), culminating in goal-fulfillment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Narmadā Māhātmya tradition of Revākhaṇḍa (centered on the Narmadā sacred landscape).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Paṭhana (reading/recitation) and śravaṇa (hearing) of the text.