Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

इदानीं श्रोतुमिच्छामो माहात्म्यं त्रिपुरद्विषः । तद्भक्तानां च माहात्म्यमशेषाघहरं परम्

Transliteration

idānīṃ śrotumicchāmo māhātmyaṃ tripuradviṣaḥ | tadbhaktānāṃ ca māhātmyamaśeṣāghaharaṃ param

Translation

“اب ہم تریپور کے دشمن (شیو) کی مہاتمیا سننا چاہتے ہیں، اور اُس کے بھکتوں کی مہاتمیا بھی—جو اعلیٰ ترین ہے اور ہر گناہ کو بے باقی مٹا دیتی ہے۔”

Word by Word

• idānīm: now
• idānīm: Kriya (Temporal adverb/क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: idānīm (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb of time: now)

• śrotum: to hear
• śrotum: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु) → śrotum (तुमुन्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (तुमुन्, infinitive); अव्ययभाव (indeclinable infinitive)

• icchāmaḥ: we desire
• icchāmaḥ: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: iṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• māhātmyam: the glory
• māhātmyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māhātmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• tripura: Tripura
• tripura: Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tripura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; पूर्वपद (in compound)

• dviṣaḥ: of the foe of Tripura (Śiva)
• dviṣaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dviṣ (धातु) → dviṣ (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (tripura-dviṣ 'enemy of Tripura'); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (genitive/6th), एकवचन

• tad: his/that
• tad: Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-पूर्वपद (in compound)

• bhaktānām: of his devotees
• bhaktānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (tad-bhakta); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (genitive/6th), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• māhātmyam: the glory
• māhātmyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māhātmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• aśeṣa: entire; without remainder
• aśeṣa: Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पूर्वपद (in compound)

• agha: sin
• agha: Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पूर्वपद (in compound)

• haram: destroying all sins
• haram: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (aśeṣa-agha-hara); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• param: supreme
• param: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (accusative/2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Ṛṣis (sages) addressing Sūta

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sūta

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sages request the story of Śiva the Tripura-slayer and the greatness of His devotees; a visual can juxtapose the calm inquiry in the hermitage with a distant cosmic tableau of Tripura-dahana (Śiva’s arrow, burning triple cities).

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Tripuradviṣ)
• Tripura
• Śiva-bhaktas
• Ṛṣis
• Sūta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Not only Śiva’s glory but also the sanctity of His devotees is proclaimed as a supreme purifier.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is mentioned; the verse sets up a Śaiva māhātmya discourse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is stated; the requested practice is listening to Śiva-kathā and bhakta-māhātmya.