Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

इदं पुराणं परमं पवित्रं विशुद्धधीर्यस्तु शृणोति वा पठेत् । विधूय पापानि पुरार्जितानि स याति विष्णोर्भवनं क्रियापरः

Transliteration

idaṃ purāṇaṃ paramaṃ pavitraṃ viśuddhadhīryastu śṛṇoti vā paṭhet | vidhūya pāpāni purārjitāni sa yāti viṣṇorbhavanaṃ kriyāparaḥ

Translation

ଏହି ପୁରାଣ ପରମ ପବିତ୍ର। ଯେ ଶୁଦ୍ଧ ବୁଦ୍ଧିରେ ଏହାକୁ ଶୁଣେ କିମ୍ବା ପଢ଼େ, ସେ ପୂର୍ବାର୍ଜିତ ପାପକୁ ଝାଡ଼ିଦେଇ, ଧର୍ମକ୍ରିୟାରେ ନିଷ୍ଠ ହୋଇ, ବିଷ୍ଣୁଙ୍କ ଧାମକୁ ଯାଏ।

Word by Word

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• purāṇam: Purāṇa
• purāṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• paramam: supreme
• paramam: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying purāṇam)

• pavitram: pure/holy
• pavitram: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pavitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying purāṇam)

• viśuddhadhīḥ: one of purified intellect
• viśuddhadhīḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśuddha (प्रातिपदिक) + dhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (विशुद्धा धीः यस्य) बहुव्रीह्यर्थे प्रयोगः (one whose intellect is pure)

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-सर्वनाम

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• śṛṇoti: hears
• śṛṇoti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (श्रु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (Alternative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• paṭhet: should read/recite
• paṭhet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √paṭh (पठ्)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• vidhūya: having shaken off
• vidhūya: Sambandha (पूर्वक्रिया/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √dhū (धू) उपसर्ग-वि + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: ल्यप्-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having shaken off)

• pāpāni: sins
• pāpāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• purārjitāni: previously accumulated
• purārjitāni: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: purā (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ) + arjita (कृदन्त; √arj (अर्ज्) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (पूर्वम् अर्जितानि) विशेषणम् (qualifying pāpāni)

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

• yāti: goes/attains
• yāti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (या)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• viṣṇoḥ: of Viṣṇu
• viṣṇoḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• bhavanam: abode
• bhavanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• kriyāparaḥ: devoted to (proper) rites/actions
• kriyāparaḥ: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kriyā (प्रातिपदिक) + para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (क्रियायां परः) विशेषणम् (qualifying saḥ/yaḥ)

Speaker

Brahmā

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nārada

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A reverential proclamation: the Purāṇa as supremely pure; a devotee recites or listens with focused mind, sins falling away like dust, and a luminous path opening toward Viṣṇu’s abode.

Characters & Entities

• Purāṇa
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śravaṇa (hearing) and pāṭha (recitation) of sacred Purāṇic teaching purify karma and orient one toward Viṣṇu through dharmic action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse functions as a phalaśruti within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya (Nāgara Khaṇḍa) setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Listening to or reciting the Purāṇa with a purified mind is recommended as a purifying practice.