Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

महापातकयुक्तोऽपि युक्तो वाऽप्युपपातकैः । स सर्वां लभते सिद्धिमुत्तमां वरवर्णिनि

Transliteration

mahāpātakayukto'pi yukto vā'pyupapātakaiḥ | sa sarvāṃ labhate siddhimuttamāṃ varavarṇini

Translation

Walaupun seseorang dibebani dosa besar, atau ternoda oleh pelanggaran kecil (upapātaka), dia tetap memperoleh segala siddhi dan kejayaan rohani yang tertinggi di sana, wahai yang berwajah elok.

Word by Word

• महापातकयुक्तः: one tainted/associated with great sins
• महापातकयुक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महापातक (प्रातिपदिक) + युक्त (कृदन्त; √युज् (धातु))
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘युक्त’ = ‘युक्तः/सम्बद्धः’; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (महापातकेन/महापातकस्य युक्तः)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle) — ‘even/also’

• युक्तः: associated/connected
• युक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त (कृदन्त; √युज् (धातु))
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक निपात — ‘or’

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात — ‘also/even’

• उपपातकैः: with minor sins (secondary offences)
• उपपातकैः: Karana/Association (करण/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपपातक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; करण/सहकारक-प्रयोगे ‘with/through minor sins’

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वाम्: all/entire
• सर्वाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (सिद्धिम् इति विशेष्य)

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• सिद्धिम्: attainment/success
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• उत्तमाम्: supreme
• उत्तमाम्: Karma (Object-Qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (सिद्धिम्)

• वरवर्णिनि: O fair-complexioned lady
• वरवर्णिनि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरवर्णिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (वरा च सा वर्णिनी)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Kāmika Liṅga vicinity)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Addressed as 'varavarṇinī' (fair-complexioned lady), continuing the intimate didactic frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A remorseful sinner lays down weapons or symbols of vice and approaches the liṅga; a radiant protective aura (Śiva’s grace) envelops him, signifying purification and attainment.

Characters & Entities

• Mahāpātaka
• Upapātaka
• Siddhi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The kṣetra’s grace is portrayed as radically purifying—no one is beyond upliftment when sincere devotion meets a powerful holy place.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, specifically the Liṅga-site being described in this adhyāya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite is added here; the verse emphasizes the purificatory result of the previously described worship, japa, and proximity to the Liṅga.