Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

इत्येवं कथितं देवि माहात्म्यं पापनाशनम् । श्रुत्वाऽनुमोद्य भावेन सर्वकामैः समृद्ध्यते

Transliteration

ityevaṃ kathitaṃ devi māhātmyaṃ pāpanāśanam | śrutvā'numodya bhāvena sarvakāmaiḥ samṛddhyate

Translation

ดังนี้แล โอ้เทวี มหาตมยะอันทำลายบาปนี้ได้กล่าวแล้ว ผู้ใดได้ฟังและอนุโมทนาด้วยใจศรัทธา ผู้นั้นย่อมสมบูรณ์ด้วยความปรารถนาทั้งปวง

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक-निपात (quotative particle)

• एवम्: in this manner
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• कथितम्: told/related
• कथितम्: Karma (Object/predicate complement/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे विधेय (predicate)

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• माहात्म्यम्: the greatness (glory)
• माहात्म्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पापनाशनम्: destroyer of sins
• पापनाशनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पापस्य नाशनम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of माहात्म्यम्)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya (Non-finite verb/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having heard)

• अनुमोद्य: having approved/rejoiced
• अनुमोद्य: Kriya (Non-finite verb/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + मुद् (धातु) + य (ल्यप्/कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यबन्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having approved/rejoiced)

• भावेन: with (devotional) feeling
• भावेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; साधन/हेतु-भाव (instrumental: with devotion/attitude)

• सर्वकामैः: with all desired objects
• सर्वकामैः: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (सर्वे कामाः); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; साधन/सहभाव (by/with all desires)

• समृद्ध्यते: becomes prosperous / is fulfilled
• समृद्ध्यते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + ऋध् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग (is prospered/attains prosperity)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Anileśvara-māhātmya)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva addresses Devī, concluding the Anileśvara-māhātmya; sages/pilgrims listen in reverent assembly; the spoken words appear as luminous script or waves of light signifying pāpa-nāśa and wish-fulfillment.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Pārvatī (Devi)
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• Anileśvara (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śravaṇa (devout listening) and inner approval of sacred teachings are themselves meritorious acts that purify and fulfill righteous desires.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, through the sin-destroying māhātmya just narrated (Anileśvara context).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Māhātmya-śravaṇa—hearing the sacred account—and anumodana—rejoicing/assenting with devotion.