Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

तेजोवधसमुद्भूतपातकेन स मुच्यते

Transliteration

tejovadhasamudbhūtapātakena sa mucyate

Translation

Siya’y pinalalaya sa kasalanang nagmumula sa pagpatay sa “tejovat,” isang nilalang na may espirituwal na ningning—isang mabigat na paglabag na pumapawi sa liwanag.

Word by Word

• तेजो-वध-समुद्भूत-पातकेन: by/through the sin arisen from the killing of Tejas
• तेजो-वध-समुद्भूत-पातकेन: Karana (Instrument/Cause/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक) + वध (प्रातिपदिक) + समुद्भूत (कृदन्त; सम्-उद्-√भू) + पातक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (तेजसः वधात् समुद्भूतं पातकम्); Instrumental singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• मुच्यते: is freed
• मुच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद, कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive): 'is released'

Speaker

Maheśvara (Śiva) (continuation from prior verse context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śakticchidra (near Kapāleśvara)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Skanda

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A penitent pilgrim emerges from sacred waters near Kapāleśvara, hands folded, with a visual motif of dark stain dissolving into light—symbolizing release from a grievous sin.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śaiva tīrtha-observance is presented as powerful prāyaścitta, capable of dissolving even severe moral stains.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kapāleśvara/Śakticchidra tīrtha context described in Adhyāya 33.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, the previously stated regimen (snāna, upavāsa, worship on caturdaśī) yields release from such sin.