Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

तथा मे पातकं सर्वं प्रसादात्तव शंकर

Transliteration

tathā me pātakaṃ sarvaṃ prasādāttava śaṃkara

Translation

Và cũng vậy, lạy Śaṅkara, nhờ ân sủng của Ngài, xin cho mọi tội lỗi của con đều được tẩy trừ.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus; so
• तथा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/रीति-वाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner: 'thus/so')

• मे: my; of me
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular) — enclitic form 'me'

• पातकम्: sin
• पातकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pātaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वम्: all; entire
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• प्रसादात्: from (your) grace; by favor
• प्रसादात्: Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Source; Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तव: your; of you
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• शंकर: O Śaṅkara
• शंकर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Rāma Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A concise, solemn plea: the devotee addresses Śaṅkara directly, seeking complete removal of sin through divine favor; focus on face-to-face intimacy and sanctum stillness.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma)
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace (prasāda) is central: purification is ultimately completed by Śiva’s compassion, not effort alone.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The request is embedded in Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s māhātmya, where Śiva’s prasāda is especially efficacious.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is described; the verse is a prayer for prasāda-based cleansing of pātaka.