Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 113

Devanagari script

तस्मात्कुरु प्रसादं मे ब्रह्महत्याविनाशनम् । प्रायश्चित्तं विभो ब्रूहि येन शुद्धिः प्रजायते

Transliteration

tasmātkuru prasādaṃ me brahmahatyāvināśanam | prāyaścittaṃ vibho brūhi yena śuddhiḥ prajāyate

Translation

“ฉะนั้นขอพระองค์ทรงโปรดเมตตาข้าพระองค์ ให้ความผิดบรมหัตยาเสื่อมสิ้นเถิด ข้าแต่พระผู้ทรงฤทธิ์ โปรดตรัสบอกการไถ่บาปที่ทำให้ความบริสุทธิ์บังเกิด”

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore; from that
• तस्मात्: Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Source)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक 'तद्' इत्यस्य तस्मात्-रूपम्; पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; अव्ययवत् (ablatival adverb) प्रयोगः

• कुरु: do; grant
• कुरु: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• प्रसादम्: grace; favor
• प्रसादम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• मे: to me; for me
• मे: Sampradāna (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी/षष्ठी (4th/सम्प्रदान or 6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; एन्क्लिटिक रूपम्

• ब्रह्महत्या-विनाशनम्: destroying the sin of brahmin-slaying
• ब्रह्महत्या-विनाशनम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्महत्या (प्रातिपदिक) + विनाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (brahmahatyāyāḥ vināśanam); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; 'प्रसादम्' इति विशेषणम्

• प्रायश्चित्तम्: expiation
• प्रायश्चित्तम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रायश्चित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• विभो: O Lord
• विभो: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• ब्रूहि: tell; speak
• ब्रूहि: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• येन: by which
• येन: Karaṇa (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; साधन-भावे

• शुद्धिः: purification
• शुद्धिः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• प्रजायते: arises; is produced
• प्रजायते: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

Speaker

Indra (Śakra)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra pleads for a specific remedy: hands folded, eyes moist; the Lord listens; the atmosphere is solemn, emphasizing the gravity of brahmahatyā and the hope of purification.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Brahmā (implied as the one to instruct)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Acknowledging fault and seeking the proper dharmic remedy from a legitimate authority opens the path to purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not named yet; the forthcoming instruction points to multiple tīrthas as the means of purification.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A request for prāyaścitta specifically aimed at destroying the taint of brahmahatyā and restoring śuddhi.