Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

स्कंद उवाच । मुने शृणु कथामेतां सर्वपातकनाशिनीम् । अशेषविघ्नशमनीं महाश्रेयोभिवर्धिनीम्

Transliteration

skaṃda uvāca | mune śṛṇu kathāmetāṃ sarvapātakanāśinīm | aśeṣavighnaśamanīṃ mahāśreyobhivardhinīm

Translation

สกันทะตรัสว่า: ข้าแต่มุนี จงฟังเรื่องราวนี้เถิด—เป็นเรื่องที่ทำลายบาปทั้งปวง ระงับอุปสรรคทั้งสิ้น และเพิ่มพูนศุภมงคลอันยิ่งใหญ่

Word by Word

• स्कंदः: Skanda
• स्कंदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्कन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कथाम्: story
• कथाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कथा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• एताम्: this
• एताम्: Karma (Object-Qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (प्रातिपदिक, सर्वनाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (कथाम्)

• सर्वपातकनाशिनीम्: destroyer of all sins
• सर्वपातकनाशिनीम्: Karma (Object-Qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पातक (प्रातिपदिक) + नाशिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘सर्वेषां पातकानां नाशिनी’; विशेषण (कथाम्)

• अशेषविघ्नशमनीम्: pacifier of all obstacles
• अशेषविघ्नशमनीम्: Karma (Object-Qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशेष (प्रातिपदिक) + विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक) + शमनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘अशेषाणां विघ्नानां शमनी’; विशेषण (कथाम्)

• महाश्रेयोभिवर्धिनीम्: increaser of great welfare
• महाश्रेयोभिवर्धिनीम्: Karma (Object-Qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रेयस् (प्रातिपदिक) + अभि-√वृध् (धातु) → वर्धिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘महच्छ्रेयः अभिवर्धयति’ इति; विशेषण (कथाम्)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Agastya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Skanda, poised as a compassionate teacher, assures the sage that the forthcoming story destroys sins and calms obstacles; the rishi listens with relief and focus.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Agastya (listener, implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śravaṇa of a sanctifying kathā is itself a dharmic practice, credited with sin-destruction, obstacle-removal, and spiritual uplift.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is a general phala-style praise; in context it supports the Kāśī-centered māhātmya being narrated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Listening attentively to the sacred narrative (kathā-śravaṇa) as a spiritual discipline.