Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 85

Devanagari script

ते यान्ति शांकरे लोके सर्वपापक्षयंकरे । नैव पापक्षयश्चास्य ब्राह्मणस्य नरेश्वर

Transliteration

te yānti śāṃkare loke sarvapāpakṣayaṃkare | naiva pāpakṣayaścāsya brāhmaṇasya nareśvara

Translation

وہ شنکر کے لوک کو پہنچتے ہیں، جو تمام گناہوں کا نाश کرنے والا ہے۔ مگر اے انسانوں کے سردار، اس برہمن کے لیے گناہ کا زوال پھر بھی نہ ہوا۔

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• यान्ति: go
• यान्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• शांकरे: Śaṅkara’s
• शांकरे: Adhikarana (Location qualifier/अधिकरण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शांकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (to लोके)

• लोके: world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वपापक्षयंकरे: in the sin-destroying (world) that destroys all sins
• सर्वपापक्षयंकरे: Adhikarana (Location qualifier/अधिकरण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + पाप + क्षय + कर (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां पापानां क्षयं करोति इति) — विशेषण (to लोके)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• पापक्षयः: destruction of sin
• पापक्षयः: Karta (Predicate nominative/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप + क्षय (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पापस्य क्षयः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अस्य: of this (man)
• अस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ब्राह्मणस्य: of the brahmin
• ब्राह्मणस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नरेश्वर: O lord of men (king)
• नरेश्वर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नराणाम् ईश्वरः)

Speaker

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya (contextual attribution within Adhyāya 83 narrative)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hanūmanteśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nareśvara (king; addressed as 'O lord of men')

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two contrasting ascents: sattvic souls rising to a luminous Śiva-loka (Kailāsa-like realm), while the greedy brāhmaṇa remains earthbound, shadowed by attachment.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkara
• Brāhmaṇa
• Nareśvara (king)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred merit bears fruit, but deep-seated faults like greed can obstruct true purification; inner transformation is essential.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha context is implied in Revā Khaṇḍa; the verse highlights the power of Śaiva merit leading to Śaṅkara’s realm.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed in this verse; it states the fruit (attaining Śaṅkara’s realm) and the moral caveat.