Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

निर्मुक्तः सर्वपापेभ्यो मध्यभागे वसेत्तु यः । हिमवंतं परित्यज्य पर्वतं गंधमादनम्

Transliteration

nirmuktaḥ sarvapāpebhyo madhyabhāge vasettu yaḥ | himavaṃtaṃ parityajya parvataṃ gaṃdhamādanam

Translation

ଯେ ମଧ୍ୟଭାଗରେ ବସେ, ସେ ସର୍ବପାପରୁ ମୁକ୍ତ ହୁଏ। (ଏମିତି ଜନ ପାଇଁ) ହିମବନ୍ତ ଓ ଗନ୍ଧମାଦନ ପର୍ବତକୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ତ୍ୟାଗ କରି—

Word by Word

• निर्मुक्तः: freed/released
• निर्मुक्तः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर् + मुच् (धातु) → निर्मुक्त (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle) विशेषणरूपेण; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (यः) इति कर्तरि

• सर्वपापेभ्यः: from all sins
• सर्वपापेभ्यः: Apādāna (Source/Separation/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सर्वाणि पापानि)

• मध्यभागे: in the middle portion
• मध्यभागे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (मध्यस्य भागः)

• वसेत्: should dwell
• वसेत्: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle)

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-यत् (relative pronoun)

• हिमवन्तम्: Himavat (the Himalaya)
• हिमवन्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• परित्यज्य: having abandoned
• परित्यज्य: Kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + त्यज् (धातु) → परित्यज्य (कृदन्त, ल्यप्/क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/क्त्वान्त), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया; 'having abandoned'

• पर्वतम्: mountain
• पर्वतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गन्धमादनम्: Gandhamādana (mountain)
• गन्धमादनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + मादन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (गन्धान् मादयति/गन्धेन मादनः इति नामधेय)

Speaker

Śiva (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa (Madhya-bhāga)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Varānanā

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim dwelling within Prabhāsa’s central precinct is bathed in a halo of purification; in the distance, majestic Himalaya and Gandhamādana appear as relinquished alternatives, fading like mirages.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa-kṣetra (middle portion)
• Himālaya
• Gandhamādana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Not only visiting but dwelling with discipline in Prabhāsa’s sacred center is presented as a direct means to complete purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ‘middle portion’ (madhyabhāga) of Prabhāsa-kṣetra is singled out for sin-destroying residence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Residence (vāsa) in the central region is recommended as spiritually efficacious; no separate rite is specified here.