Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

तस्मादशेषपापानां सद्यः संशोधनं परम् । शंभोर्विभूषणं भस्म सततं ध्रियते मया

Transliteration

tasmādaśeṣapāpānāṃ sadyaḥ saṃśodhanaṃ param | śaṃbhorvibhūṣaṇaṃ bhasma satataṃ dhriyate mayā

Translation

ଏହିହେତୁ ସମସ୍ତ ପାପର ତତ୍କ୍ଷଣାତ୍ ଓ ପରମ ଶୋଧନ ପାଇଁ ମୁଁ ସଦା ଶମ୍ଭୁଙ୍କ ପବିତ୍ର ବିଭୂଷଣ—ଭସ୍ମ—ଧାରଣ କରେ।

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Sambandha (Logical connector/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-शब्दः (अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः), हेत्वर्थे — 'therefore/from that' (causal)

• aśeṣapāpānām: of all sins
• aśeṣapāpānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśeṣa + pāpa (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: कर्मधारयः (aśeṣāni pāpāni), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन — 'of all sins'

• sadyaḥ: immediately
• sadyaḥ: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadyaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक) — 'immediately'

• saṃśodhanam: purification
• saṃśodhanam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃ-√śudh (धातु) → saṃśodhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन — 'purification/cleansing'

• param: supreme
• param: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन — adjective 'supreme' qualifying saṃśodhanam

• śaṃbhoḥ: of Śambhu
• śaṃbhoḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃbhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन — 'of Śambhu'

• vibhūṣaṇam: ornament
• vibhūṣaṇam: Karta (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vi-√bhūṣ (धातु) → vibhūṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन — 'ornament/adornment'

• bhasma: sacred ash
• bhasma: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhasman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन — 'ash (sacred ash)'

• satatam: constantly
• satatam: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोगः (नपुंसक-एकवचन-आकारेण) — 'always/constantly'

• dhriyate: is worn
• dhriyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dhṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन — 'is borne/worn'

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन — 'by me' (agent in passive)

Speaker

The yogic/brāhmaṇa narrator within the episode (speaker not explicitly named in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhasma (Vibhūti)

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A yogin/devotee declares his constant wearing of bhasma as the supreme immediate purifier; focus on the body marked with Tripuṇḍra, calm face, and ritual implements.

Characters & Entities

• Śambhu (Śiva)
• Bhasma (Vibhūti)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Bhasma is praised as a Śaiva mark and a powerful symbol of inner purification, said to cleanse sins swiftly when borne with devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the ‘māhātmya’ here is of bhasma itself as Śiva’s vibhūṣaṇa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Wearing/earing bhasma regularly is recommended as a purifying Śaiva practice.