Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 128

Devanagari script

गुप्तक्षेत्रस्य माहात्म्यं सकलं श्रावयेद्यदि । सर्वैश्वर्यमवाप्नोति ब्रह्महत्यां व्यपोहति

Transliteration

guptakṣetrasya māhātmyaṃ sakalaṃ śrāvayedyadi | sarvaiśvaryamavāpnoti brahmahatyāṃ vyapohati

Translation

Nếu khiến cho toàn bộ māhātmya của Guptakṣetra được tụng đọc để người khác nghe, người ấy đạt mọi phú quý thịnh vượng và xóa trừ cả tội brahma-hatyā (sát hại bà-la-môn).

Word by Word

• gupta-kṣetrasya: of the secret sacred place
• gupta-kṣetrasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gupta (कृदन्त/भूतकृदन्त from √gup गोपने) + kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (गुप्तं क्षेत्रम्)

• māhātmyam: the greatness (glory)
• māhātmyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māhātmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• sakalam: entire, complete
• sakalam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sakala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (māhātmyam)

• śrāvayet: should cause (others) to hear / recite to
• śrāvayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (श्रु श्रवणे) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचन; णिजन्त (causative)

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (Condition marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; शर्तसूचक (conditional particle)

• sarva-aiśvaryam: all prosperity/sovereignty
• sarva-aiśvaryam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + aiśvarya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सर्वम् ऐश्वर्यम्)

• avāpnoti: attains
• avāpnoti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-√āp (आप् प्राप्तौ)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचन

• brahma-hatyām: Brahmin-slaying (sin)
• brahma-hatyām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + hatyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मणः हत्या)

• vyapohati: removes, dispels
• vyapohati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-apa-√uh (ऊह्/उह् अपोहन-चिन्तने; here ‘remove’)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing sages/brāhmaṇas

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Guptakṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A learned paurāṇika recites the Guptakṣetra-māhātmya to an attentive assembly; the ‘hidden kṣetra’ is suggested by veiled shrines, forested paths, and a subtle Śiva-liṅga presence; a radiant aura signifies brahma-hatyā-kṣaya and aiśvarya.

Characters & Entities

• Guptakṣetra
• Brahmahatyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kṣetra-māhātmya recitation is portrayed as exceptionally potent—granting prosperity and cleansing even grave sins.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Guptakṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Sakala-māhātmya śrāvaṇa/śrāvayati: arranging the full māhātmya to be heard (formal reading/recitation).