Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

दुष्टपापसमाचारो मातृहा पितृहा तथा । मुच्यते सर्वपापैस्तु तल्लिंगाराधनोद्यतः

Transliteration

duṣṭapāpasamācāro mātṛhā pitṛhā tathā | mucyate sarvapāpaistu talliṃgārādhanodyataḥ

Translation

แม้ผู้มีความประพฤติชั่วช้าอาบด้วยบาป—แม้ผู้ฆ่ามารดาหรือบิดา—หากมุ่งมั่นบูชาลึงค์นั้น ก็ย่อมพ้นจากบาปทั้งปวง

Word by Word

• दुष्टपापसमाचारः: one of wicked sinful conduct
• दुष्टपापसमाचारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुष्ट + पाप + समाचार (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: दुष्टेषु पापेषु समाचारः यस्य (one whose conduct is of wicked sins)

• मातृहा: mother-killer
• मातृहा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ + हन् (प्रातिपदिक-निर्माण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष: मातुः हन्ता (mother-killer)

• पितृहा: father-killer
• पितृहा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ + हन् (प्रातिपदिक-निर्माण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष: पितुः हन्ता (father-killer)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (also/likewise)

• मुच्यते: is released
• मुच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• सर्वपापैः: from all sins
• सर्वपापैः: Apadana (Source/Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + पाप (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Ablative plural); कर्मधारय: सर्वैः पापैः

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (but/indeed)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Sambandha (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-सम्बन्धे पूर्वपद (that)

• लिङ्ग: liṅga
• लिङ्ग: Sambandha (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासे पूर्वपद (liṅga)

• आराधन: worship
• आराधन: Sambandha (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आ + राध् (धातु) + ल्युट् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासे पूर्वपद (worship)

• उद्यतः: intent/engaged
• उद्यतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद् + यत् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृत् (past participle in sense of ‘ready/engaged’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Liṅga of Prabhāsa (tallinga)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A tormented figure burdened by the gravest guilt approaches the liṅga with trembling hands; as he begins worship—offering bilva and water—his posture straightens, and a cleansing light surrounds him.

Characters & Entities

• Vṛṣabheśvara
• Kalpaliṅga
• Prabhāsakṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere devotion expressed through liṅga-worship is presented as a supreme means of purification, surpassing the weight of even extreme transgressions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra’s Vṛṣabheśvara/Kalpaliṅga, within the Ekādaśa-rudra Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅgārādhana—focused worship/service of the Liṅga (pūjā, upacāras, mantra, offerings) with sincere intent.