Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 74

Devanagari script

सदेवैर्मुनिभिश्चैव विप्रैर्मत्यैश्च भूमिप । सेवितं दुःखहं चैव सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्

Transliteration

sadevairmunibhiścaiva viprairmatyaiśca bhūmipa | sevitaṃ duḥkhahaṃ caiva sarvapāpapraṇāśanam

Translation

ข้าแต่พระราชาผู้ครองแผ่นดิน ที่นั้นเหล่าเทวะ ฤๅษี พราหมณ์ และมนุษย์ทั้งหลายต่างไปสักการะ; เป็นที่ขจัดทุกข์และทำลายบาปทั้งปวง

Word by Word

• स: with
• स: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: समासपूर्वपद (sa- = 'with'), अव्ययीभावसदृश-उपपद

• देवैः: by/with gods
• देवैः: Karaṇa (Agent in passive/association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

• मुनिभिः: by/with sages
• मुनिभिः: Karaṇa (Agent in passive/association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• विप्रैः: by/with Brahmins
• विप्रैः: Karaṇa (Agent in passive/association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

• मर्त्यैः: by/with mortals
• मर्त्यैः: Karaṇa (Agent in passive/association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• भूमिप: O king
• भूमिप: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-एकवचन (Vocative singular); समास: भूमि + प (पालक)

• सेवितम्: frequented/served
• सेवितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सेव् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि-क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन

• दुःख: sorrow
• दुःख: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, समासपूर्वपद

• ह: destroyer of sorrow
• ह: Viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हन् (धातु) + अ (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपपद-तत्पुरुष: दुःख-ह (दुःखं हन्ति इति); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• सर्व: all
• सर्व: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासपूर्वपद

• पाप: sins
• पाप: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, समासपूर्वपद

• प्रणाशनम्: destroyer of all sins
• प्रणाशनम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Predicate noun/adjective)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र + नश् (धातु) + ल्युट् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्रियानाम (action noun) ल्युट्-प्रत्ययान्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन; समास: सर्व-पाप-प्रणाशन

Speaker

Vyāsa (continuing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇyaka-tīrtha (sarovara)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: bhūmipa/nṛpa (king) explicitly addressed

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred lakeshore where devas appear subtly in the sky, sages and brāhmaṇas sit in prayer, and ordinary pilgrims approach with folded hands; the atmosphere feels like a sanctuary that lifts grief.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Munis
• Vipras

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Association with a true tīrtha is presented as a remedy for both inner sorrow and karmic impurity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Dharmāraṇya sarovara, praised as duḥkha-hara and sarva-pāpa-praṇāśana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Not explicit here; the stated fruits strongly imply pilgrimage and bathing/worship at the site.