Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

मनसा चिंतितं पापं परदारकृतं च यत् । तस्य तन्नाशमायाति पिप्पलाद वचो यथा

Transliteration

manasā ciṃtitaṃ pāpaṃ paradārakṛtaṃ ca yat | tasya tannāśamāyāti pippalāda vaco yathā

Translation

دل میں سوچا ہوا گناہ بھی، اور دوسرے کی زوجیت کو پامال کرنے کا گناہ بھی—اس کے لیے مٹ جاتا ہے؛ یہی پِپّلاد کے کلام کا اعلان ہے۔

Word by Word

• manasā: by the mind
• manasā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (मनस्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• ciṃtitam: thought of, contemplated
• ciṃtitam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √cint (चिन्त् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• pāpam: sin
• pāpam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (पाप-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• paradāra-kṛtam: done with another’s wife (adultery-related)
• paradāra-kṛtam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (पर) + dāra (दार) + √kṛ (कृ धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (परदार-सम्बन्धि) + क्त-कृदन्त; विशेषण

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

• yat: whatever (sin)
• yat: Sambandha (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yat (यत्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

• tasya: of him/of that person
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण

• nāśam: destruction
• nāśam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāśa (नाश-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• āyāti: comes about, occurs
• āyāti: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√yā (आ-या धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• pippalāda: O Pippalāda
• pippalāda: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pippalāda (पिप्पलाद-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• vacaḥ: word, statement
• vacaḥ: Sambandha (Reference/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (वचस्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• yathā: as, according to
• yathā: Sambandha (Comparison/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (यथा)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक

Speaker

Pippalāda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kaṃsārīśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A penitent devotee stands before the liṅga with bowed head; behind, a faint shadow-figure symbolizes ‘mental sin’ dissolving into light; Pippalāda’s presence is suggested as a blessing-giver.

Characters & Entities

• Pippalāda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha’s grace and the power of sacred hearing/recitation can burn away even deeply rooted sins when approached sincerely.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra/Kaṃsāreśvara’s sacred sphere as described in Nāgara Khaṇḍa, Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied continuity with the prior verse: engage in śravaṇa/pāṭha of the māhātmya before the deity to obtain pāpa-nāśa.