Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

सर्वपाविशुद्धात्मा लभते परमं पदम्

Transliteration

sarvapāviśuddhātmā labhate paramaṃ padam

Translation

எல்லாப் பாவங்களிலிருந்து பரிசுத்தமான ஆன்மா பரம பதத்தை அடையும்.

Word by Word

• सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा: one whose self is purified of all sins
• सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + पाप + विशुद्ध + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन; समासः—बहुव्रीहि (यस्य आत्मा सर्वपापैः विशुद्धः सः)

• लभते: attains
• लभते: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Qualifier (Viśeṣaṇa/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पदम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• पदम्: state/abode
• पदम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (Purāṇic narrator)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya/Indreśvara (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A concluding contemplative tableau: the purified devotee sits in meditation before the liṅga; above, a luminous path or subtle ascent motif indicates parama-pada; the environment is quiet, minimal, and radiant.

Characters & Entities

• Parama-pada (supreme abode/state)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purification (śuddhi) is presented as the doorway to the highest spiritual attainment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The promise is embedded in the Indreśvara/Indratīrtha narrative of Dharmāraṇya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No single rite is named here; it summarizes the fruit of the preceding worship, japa, and tīrtha practices.