Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

सर्वपापोपशमनं स्थापितं जमदग्निना । तं दृष्ट्वा मानवो देवि मुच्यते च ऋणत्रयात्

Transliteration

sarvapāpopaśamanaṃ sthāpitaṃ jamadagninā | taṃ dṛṣṭvā mānavo devi mucyate ca ṛṇatrayāt

Translation

ਹੇ ਦੇਵੀ, ਜਮਦਗਨੀ ਨੇ ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਸਭ ਪਾਪਾਂ ਦੇ ਸ਼ਮਨ ਲਈ ਸਥਾਪਿਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਹੈ। ਉਸ ਦੇ ਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਕਰਕੇ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਤਿੰਨ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਰ ਦੇ ਕਰਜ਼ੇ ਤੋਂ ਵੀ ਮੁਕਤ ਹੋ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• सर्वपापोपशमनम्: the pacification/removal of all sins
• सर्वपापोपशमनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + पाप + उपशमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); विशेष्यं: स्थापितम्

• स्थापितम्: established
• स्थापितम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थापित (कृदन्त/PPP)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• जमदग्निना: by Jamadagni
• जमदग्निना: Karana (Instrument/Agent-in-passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जमदग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तम्: him/that (deity/place)
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) → दृष्ट्वा (क्त्वान्त/gerund)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया (prior action)

• मानवः: a man; a human
• मानवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• मुच्यते: is freed
• मुच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• ऋणत्रयात्: from the three debts
• ऋणत्रयात्: Apadana (Source/Separation/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋण + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Jamadagnīśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim stands before the Jamadagnīśvara liṅga, with Jamadagni depicted in the background performing the original स्थापना; three symbolic bonds (threads/knots) loosen and fall, representing release from ṛṇa-traya.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Īśvara)
• Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
• Jamadagni
• Jamadagnīśvara
• Ṛṇa-traya (three debts)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana at a properly established Śiva-kṣetra is portrayed as fulfilling deep dharmic obligations, including release from foundational life-debts.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Jamadagnīśvara Śiva, established by the sage Jamadagni near Vṛddha-Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana (seeing/visiting) of Jamadagnīśvara, yielding pāpa-kṣaya and release from ṛṇa-traya.