Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

संगालेश्वरमाहात्म्यं संक्षेपात्कथितं तव । श्रुतं हरति पापानि दुःखशोकांस्तथैव च

Transliteration

saṃgāleśvaramāhātmyaṃ saṃkṣepātkathitaṃ tava | śrutaṃ harati pāpāni duḥkhaśokāṃstathaiva ca

Translation

سَنگالیشور کی عظمت تمہیں اختصار سے بیان کر دی گئی۔ اسے محض سن لینے سے گناہ مٹ جاتے ہیں اور اسی طرح دکھ اور غم بھی دور ہو جاتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• संगालेश्वरमाहात्म्यम्: the glory of Saṅgāleśvara
• संगालेश्वरमाहात्म्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संगालेश्वर-माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (संगालेश्वरस्य माहात्म्यम्) — 'the greatness of Saṅgāleśvara'

• संक्षेपात्: briefly
• संक्षेपात्: Hetu/Prakara (Cause/Manner/हेतु-प्रकार)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संक्षेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान/हेतु), एकवचन — 'briefly/in summary' (ablative of manner)

• कथितम्: has been narrated
• कथितम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथित (√कथ् धातु; क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त — 'has been told' (passive/resultative)

• तव: to you / for you
• तव: Sampradana/Relation (Recipient/Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन — 'of/for you'

• श्रुतम्: (when) heard / the hearing
• श्रुतम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुत (√श्रु धातु; क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त — 'that which is heard/hearing'

• हरति: removes
• हरति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद — 'removes'

• पापानि: sins
• पापानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन — 'sins'

• दुःखशोकान्: suffering and griefs
• दुःखशोकान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख-शोक (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (दुःखं च शोकश्च) — 'sorrows and griefs'

• तथा: also
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण — 'thus/also'

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipata (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात — 'indeed/just'

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-सम्बन्धक — 'and'

Speaker

Narrative voice within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya (speaker not explicit in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Saṃgāleśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee listens to a sage narrating Saṃgāleśvara’s greatness; behind them, the Prabhāsa coastal shrine and a serene Śiva-liṅga radiate calm, while dark clouds of grief disperse.

Characters & Entities

• Saṃgāleśvara
• Prabhāsa
• Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śravaṇa (devout listening) to tīrtha-māhātmya is itself a purifying practice that removes pāpa and inner distress.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Saṃgāleśvara in Prabhāsakṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Hearing/listening to the Saṃgāleśvara māhātmya is presented as an efficacious spiritual act.