Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

मुच्यन्ते सर्वे एवैते शूलभेदप्रभावतः

Transliteration

mucyante sarve evaite śūlabhedaprabhāvataḥ

Translation

శూలభేద ప్రభావంతో వీరందరూ నిశ్చయంగా (పాపాల నుండి) విముక్తి పొందుతారు.

Word by Word

• मुच्यन्ते: are freed
• मुच्यन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग/मध्यस्थ-भावः (are released)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying pronoun/adjective)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारणार्थक (particle: 'indeed/only')

• एते: these (people)
• एते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; संकेत/निर्देशवाचक-सर्वनाम (demonstrative)

• शूलभेदप्रभावतः: due to the power/effect of piercing the trident
• शूलभेदप्रभावतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल (प्रातिपदिक) + भेद (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; हेतौ/कारणे पञ्चमी (ablative of cause); समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शूलभेदस्य प्रभावः)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śūlabheda

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant śūla-marked tīrtha at the riverbank emits light that ‘cuts’ bonds; a crowd of penitents—of many backgrounds—stand purified, while sages proclaim the verse as a concluding benediction.

Characters & Entities

• Śūlabheda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇa asserts the extraordinary redemptive potency of the tīrtha when approached through dharmic faith and practice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śūlabheda tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied: approaching/reciting the Śūlabheda Māhātmya with devotion, as stated in the preceding verses.