Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

श्रीसूत उवाच । वक्ष्यामि मुनयः सर्वे पुरावृत्तं विमुक्तिदम् । यस्य श्रवणमात्रेण सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते

Transliteration

śrīsūta uvāca | vakṣyāmi munayaḥ sarve purāvṛttaṃ vimuktidam | yasya śravaṇamātreṇa sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate

Translation

ศรีสูตะกล่าวว่า: โอ้เหล่ามุนีทั้งปวง เราจักเล่าเรื่องโบราณอันประทานโมกษะ; เพียงได้สดับฟังเท่านั้น ก็พ้นจากบาปทั้งสิ้น

Word by Word

• श्रीसूतः: the venerable Sūta
• श्रीसूतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• वक्ष्यामि: I shall tell
• वक्ष्यामि: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• मुनयः: O sages
• मुनयः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (मुनयः इति)

• पुरावृत्तम्: an ancient account/event
• पुरावृत्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय/उपसर्गभाव) + वृत्त (प्रातिपदिक; √वृत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (पुरा वृत्तम् = formerly occurred)

• विमुक्तिदम्: granting liberation
• विमुक्तिदम्: Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि (उपसर्ग) + मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + द (धातु/प्रातिपदिक-भाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (विमुक्तिं ददाति इति) विशेषणम् (पुरावृत्तम् इति)

• यस्य: of which
• यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक-सम्भव, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सम्बन्धे (पुरावृत्तस्य)

• श्रवणमात्रेण: by mere hearing
• श्रवणमात्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रवण (प्रातिपदिक; √श्रु) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (श्रवणस्य मात्रम्)

• सर्वपापैः: from all sins
• सर्वपापैः: Apadana (Separation/source; with मुच्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सर्वाणि पापानि)

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

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śivatīrtha / Setukṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūta, radiant and composed, begins an ancient liberating tale; sages lean in attentively, and the atmosphere itself seems to cleanse—light streaming as if sins fall away through sound.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Ṛṣis

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred listening (śravaṇa) is itself a purifying practice; purāṇic remembrance is treated as a means to liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse introduces a tīrtha-related purāṇic episode within Setukhaṇḍa, framing the sanctity of the Setu-region sites.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śravaṇa—hearing the sacred account—is praised as a sin-destroying practice.