Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 106

Devanagari script

वाण्याऽथ मनसा यच्च कर्मणा समुपार्जितम् । पापं जन्मसहस्रेण तन्नश्येन्नात्र संशयः

Transliteration

vāṇyā'tha manasā yacca karmaṇā samupārjitam | pāpaṃ janmasahasreṇa tannaśyennātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Dosa yang dihimpun melalui kata-kata, fikiran dan perbuatan—walau merentasi seribu kelahiran—akan dimusnahkan; tiada keraguan.

Word by Word

• वाण्या: by speech
• वाण्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Instrumental singular

• अथ: and/then
• अथ: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः — Indeclinable (and/then)

• मनसा: by mind
• मनसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Instrumental singular

• यत्: whatever (that which)
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचकं (यत्…तत्) — Neuter singular relative pronoun

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक — Conjunction

• कर्मणा: by action/deed
• कर्मणा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Instrumental singular

• समुपार्जितम्: accumulated/earned
• समुपार्जितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + उप + अर्ज् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृत् (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त) कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘पापम्’ इति विशेषणम् — Past passive participle, neuter singular (accumulated)

• पापम्: sin
• पापम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter singular

• जन्मसहस्रेण: (even) by a thousand births
• जन्मसहस्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; परिमाण/अवधिवाचकं — Neuter, Instrumental singular (by/over a thousand births)

• तत्: that (sin)
• तत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘पापम्’ इत्यस्य निर्देशः — Neuter singular demonstrative pronoun

• नश्येत्: would perish
• नश्येत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम् — Optative, 3rd person singular

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपातः — Negation particle

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Desha-adhikarana (Locative sense/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक — Indeclinable adverb (here/in this matter)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative singular

Speaker

Unspecified (Dvārakā Māhātmya narrative voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim at Dvārakā’s sacred precinct, hands folded, with subtle imagery of dark smoke-like sins dissolving into light as the kṣetra’s sanctity radiates.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Puranic dharma emphasizes complete purification—speech, mind, and body—through contact with the sacred and the Lord’s grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Within Dvārakā Māhātmya, the implied sacred context is Dvārakā and its devotional practices.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No single rite is named; the verse asserts the purifying result (pāpa-kṣaya) tied to the māhātmya’s devotional/pilgrimage context.