Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः शिवलोके महीयते

Transliteration

sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ śivaloke mahīyate

Translation

เมื่อพ้นจากบาปทั้งปวงแล้ว บุคคลย่อมได้รับการสรรเสริญในศิวโลก

Word by Word

• सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः: freed from all sins
• सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + वि + निर् + मुच् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेभ्यः पापेभ्यः विनिर्मुक्तः)

• शिवलोके: in Śiva’s world
• शिवलोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य लोकः)

• महीयते: is honored/glorified
• महीयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः (is honored/glorified)

Speaker

Pulastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Uddālakeśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nṛpaśreṣṭha (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee purified of sins is shown being honored in Śivaloka—radiant realm with Śiva’s presence, attendants, and celestial light—implying sālokya-like reward.

Characters & Entities

• Śivaloka
• Pāpa (sin)
• Śiva (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion that removes sin culminates in divine proximity—honor in Śiva’s realm.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The liṅga-tīrtha praised in Adhyāya 42 (Uddālakeśvara context).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, worship of Śiva at the praised liṅga; this verse states the resulting fruit (phala).