Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 72

Devanagari script

सर्वपापक्षयकरी सर्वदारिद्र्यनाशिनी । शिवपूजा मया ख्याता सर्वाभीष्टवरप्रदा

Transliteration

sarvapāpakṣayakarī sarvadāridryanāśinī | śivapūjā mayā khyātā sarvābhīṣṭavarapradā

Translation

میرے بیان کردہ یہ شِو پوجا تمام گناہوں کا خاتمہ کرتی ہے، ہر طرح کی محتاجی دور کرتی ہے، اور ہر مطلوبہ ور (نعمت) عطا کرتی ہے۔

Word by Word

• सर्वपापक्षयकरी: causing destruction of all sins
• सर्वपापक्षयकरी: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षय (प्रातिपदिक) + करिन्/करी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (sarvapāpānāṃ kṣayaṃ karoti) (Feminine, Nominative, Singular; tatpuruṣa)

• सर्वदारिद्र्यनाशिनी: destroyer of all poverty
• सर्वदारिद्र्यनाशिनी: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + दारिद्र्य (प्रातिपदिक) + नाशिन्/नाशिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (sarvadāridryasya nāśinī) (Feminine, Nominative, Singular; tatpuruṣa)

• शिवपूजा: worship of Śiva
• शिवपूजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (śivasya pūjā) (Feminine, Nominative, Singular; genitive tatpuruṣa)

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr-karana (Agent-instrument/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3), एकवचन (Instrumental, Singular; pronoun)

• ख्याता: has been declared/taught
• ख्याता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ख्या (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (PPP; Feminine, Nominative, Singular)

• सर्वाभीष्टवरप्रदा: giver of all desired boons
• सर्वाभीष्टवरप्रदा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अभीष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + वर (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (sarvāṇi abhīṣṭāni varāṃś ca pradadāti) (Feminine, Nominative, Singular; tatpuruṣa)

Speaker

Narratorial voice within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa (speaker not explicit in the snippet; self-referential 'mayā khyātā' indicates the teaching-authority within the dialogue)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva-pūjā radiates as a cleansing light: dark smoke-like ‘sins’ dissolve; a poor household becomes prosperous (filled granary, calm faces); Śiva’s blessing hand implied through aura over the liṅga.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva worship is portrayed as a complete purifier—removing pāpa and dāridrya while aligning life with dharma and auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse praises Śiva-pūjā itself.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse states results (phalaśruti); the implied practice is Śiva-pūjā (in this chapter, especially at Pradoṣa).