Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

श्रुतमात्रेण येनात्र नरः पापात्प्रमुच्यते

Transliteration

śrutamātreṇa yenātra naraḥ pāpātpramucyate

Translation

Sa pakikinig lamang dito, ang tao ay napapalaya mula sa kasalanan.

Word by Word

• श्रुतमात्रेण: by mere hearing
• श्रुतमात्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः: श्रुत + मात्र (तत्पुरुष: ‘केवल-श्रवण-मात्र’)

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• पापात्: from sin
• पापात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रमुच्यते: is released
• प्रमुच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive)

Speaker

Sūta (continuation from shloka 1)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kapāleśa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvijāḥ / sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sages listen as Sūta declares that mere hearing frees one from sin; the atmosphere is hushed, with a sense of inner cleansing and relief.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic śravaṇa is treated as a purifying practice: attentive hearing can cleanse pāpa and reorient one toward dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The statement introduces the Kapāleśvara Māhātmya within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra narrative frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śravaṇa (hearing) of the Kapāleśvara māhātmya is presented as sufficient for pāpa-kṣaya (sin-removal).