Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

तस्य पूजनमात्रेण मुच्यते ब्रह्महत्यया

Transliteration

tasya pūjanamātreṇa mucyate brahmahatyayā

Translation

Sa pagdaramba lamang sa (Liṅga ni Rāmeśvara), napapalaya ang tao mula sa kasalanang brahmahatyā—ang pinakamabigat na sala ng pagpatay sa isang brāhmaṇa.

Word by Word

• tasya: of that (liṅga)
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक; षष्ठी विभक्ति (6th/Genitive); एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (of it/of him)

• pūjanamātreṇa: by mere worship
• pūjanamātreṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjana-mātra (प्रातिपदिक; पूजन + मात्र)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन; करण (by mere worship)

• mucyate: is released
• mucyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muc (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग (is freed)

• brahmahatyayā: from brahmin-slaying (sin)
• brahmahatyayā: Apadana (Separation/from/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahma-hatyā (प्रातिपदिक; ब्रह्मन् + हत्या)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; एकवचन; हेतौ/अपादानार्थे (from the sin of brahmin-slaying)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmeśvara-liṅga (Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee kneels before the Rāmeśvara liṅga; dark smoke-like ‘sin’ dissolves into light as flowers and bilva fall; the liṅga radiates a calm, moonlike aura; priests pour abhiṣeka while the devotee’s face shifts from fear to relief.

Characters & Entities

• Rāmeśvara
• Brahmahatyā
• Pūjā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere worship at a sanctified Śiva-sthala is portrayed as a powerful purifier, capable of dissolving even the heaviest karmic burdens.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Rāmeśvara Liṅga associated with Prabhāsa-kṣetra (as introduced in the surrounding verses).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā (formal worship) of the Liṅga—emphasized as effective even when performed simply.