Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

तस्य पूजनमात्रेण मुच्यते ब्रह्महत्यया

Transliteration

tasya pūjanamātreṇa mucyate brahmahatyayā

Translation

அந்த (ராமேஸ்வர) லிங்கத்தை வெறும் வழிபாடு செய்தாலே பிரம்மஹத்த்யா பாவத்திலிருந்து விடுதலை கிடைக்கும்.

Word by Word

• tasya: of that (liṅga)
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक; षष्ठी विभक्ति (6th/Genitive); एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (of it/of him)

• pūjanamātreṇa: by mere worship
• pūjanamātreṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjana-mātra (प्रातिपदिक; पूजन + मात्र)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन; करण (by mere worship)

• mucyate: is released
• mucyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muc (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग (is freed)

• brahmahatyayā: from brahmin-slaying (sin)
• brahmahatyayā: Apadana (Separation/from/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahma-hatyā (प्रातिपदिक; ब्रह्मन् + हत्या)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; एकवचन; हेतौ/अपादानार्थे (from the sin of brahmin-slaying)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmeśvara-liṅga (Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee kneels before the Rāmeśvara liṅga; dark smoke-like ‘sin’ dissolves into light as flowers and bilva fall; the liṅga radiates a calm, moonlike aura; priests pour abhiṣeka while the devotee’s face shifts from fear to relief.

Characters & Entities

• Rāmeśvara
• Brahmahatyā
• Pūjā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere worship at a sanctified Śiva-sthala is portrayed as a powerful purifier, capable of dissolving even the heaviest karmic burdens.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Rāmeśvara Liṅga associated with Prabhāsa-kṣetra (as introduced in the surrounding verses).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā (formal worship) of the Liṅga—emphasized as effective even when performed simply.