Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

धनधान्यप्रदं पुंसां महापातकनाशनम् । महानरकसंहर्तृ महादुःखनिवर्तकम्

Transliteration

dhanadhānyapradaṃ puṃsāṃ mahāpātakanāśanam | mahānarakasaṃhartṛ mahāduḥkhanivartakam

Translation

இது மனிதர்க்கு செல்வமும் தானியமும் அருள்வது; மகாபாதகங்களை அழிப்பது; பெரும் நரகங்களை ஒழிப்பது; பேர்துயரை நீக்குவது ஆகும்.

Word by Word

• धनधान्यप्रदम्: giver of wealth and grain
• धनधान्यप्रदम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन + धान्य + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (समाहार-द्वन्द्वपूर्वक तत्पुरुष-प्रायः) ‘धनं च धान्यं च प्रददाति’ = bestowing wealth and grain

• पुंसाम्: of men/for people
• पुंसाम्: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुंस्/पुम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• महापातकनाशनम्: destroyer of great sins
• महापातकनाशनम्: Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + पातक + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘महापातकस्य नाशनम्’

• महानरकसंहर्तृ: destroyer of great hell (i.e., hellish suffering)
• महानरकसंहर्तृ: Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + नरक + संहर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (प्रयोगे स्तुत्यर्थं); तृ-प्रत्ययान्त ‘संहर्तृ’ (agent noun); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘महानरकस्य संहर्ता’

• महादुःखनिवर्तकम्: remover of great sorrow
• महादुःखनिवर्तकम्: Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + दुःख + निवर्तक (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘महादुःखस्य निवर्तकम्’

Speaker

Sūta (contextual deduction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Lakṣmītīrtha

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas / tīrtha-seekers

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred tank radiates purifying light; symbolic ‘sins’ and ‘hells’ dissolve like dark clouds; devotees emerge serene, carrying grain and prosperity symbols (sheaves, kalasha), suggesting both worldly and otherworldly relief.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmītīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha is portrayed as a comprehensive refuge—supporting livelihood, cleansing sin, and relieving existential suffering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Lakṣmītīrtha (continuing context of Adhyāya 21).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse is primarily a benefits-statement (phalaśruti); pilgrimage/approach to the tīrtha is the implied practice.