Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

आख्यानं सकलं श्रुत्वा सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते

Transliteration

ākhyānaṃ sakalaṃ śrutvā sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate

Translation

இந்த முழு ஆக்யானத்தை கேட்டால் எல்லாப் பாவங்களிலிருந்தும் விடுதலை பெறுவான்.

Word by Word

• आख्यानम्: narrative/account
• आख्यानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• सकलम्: entire/complete
• सकलम्: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (आख्यानम्)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), 'having heard'

• सर्वपापैः: from all sins
• सर्वपापैः: Apadana (Separation/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (सर्वाणि पापानि)

• प्रमुच्यते: is freed/released
• प्रमुच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः (is released)

Speaker

Narratorial voice (phalaśruti-style concluding statement)

Characters & Entities

• Ākhyāna (māhātmya narrative)
• Pāpa (sin)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śravaṇa (devout listening) to a tīrtha-māhātmya is itself a purifying practice, granting release from sins.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse functions as a general phalaśruti for the preceding Nīlakaṇṭha/Mahīnagaraka māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Listening to the complete account (ākhyāna-śravaṇa).