Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.1.15.6 (Sanskrit text), including grammatical analysis, glossary and relevant print editions. The Skandapurana is one of the largest of the eighteen Mahapuranas, covering over 80,000 shlokas (verses). It is divided into seven large section each covering holy regions detailing their background and legends.

Verse 2.1.15.6

अत्रेतिहासं वक्ष्यामि पुराणं पापनाशनम् ।
यस्य श्रवणमात्रेण नरो मुक्तिमवाप्नुयात् ॥ ६ ॥

atretihāsaṃ vakṣyāmi purāṇaṃ pāpanāśanam |
yasya śravaṇamātreṇa naro muktimavāpnuyāt || 6 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.1.15.6 is contained in the book The Skanda-Purana by G. V. Tagare. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (2.1.15.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atra, Atri, Itihasa, Purana, Papanashana, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Shravana, Nara, Nri, Muktiman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.1.15.6). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “atretihāsaṃ vakṣyāmi purāṇaṃ pāpanāśanam
  • atre -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    atrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    atri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • itihāsam -
  • itihāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • vakṣyāmi -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [future active first single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [future active first single]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [future active first single]
  • purāṇam -
  • purāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    purāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pāpanāśanam -
  • pāpanāśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “yasya śravaṇamātreṇa naro muktimavāpnuyāt
  • yasya -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śravaṇam -
  • śravaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śravaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śravaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ātreṇa -
  • ātra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • naro* -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • muktima -
  • muktiman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    muktiman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    u (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āpnuyāt -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.1.15.6

Cover of edition (2016)

Skanda Purana (Hindi Translation)
by S. N. Khandelwal (2016)

(Set of 10 Books) - Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office

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Cover of Bengali edition

Skanda Purana in Bengali
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)

স্কন্ধ পুরাণম: - (Set of 7 Volumes)

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Preview of verse 2.1.15.6 in Bengali sript:
অত্রেতিহাসং বক্ষ্যামি পুরাণং পাপনাশনম্ ।
যস্য শ্রবণমাত্রেণ নরো মুক্তিমবাপ্নুযাত্ ॥ ৬ ॥

Cover of edition (0)

Skanda Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)

ಶ್ರೀ ಸ್ಕಾಂದ ಮಹಾಪುರಣಂ: (Set of 25 Volumes)

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Preview of verse 2.1.15.6 in Kannada sript:
ಅತ್ರೇತಿಹಾಸಂ ವಕ್ಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ಪುರಾಣಂ ಪಾಪನಾಶನಮ್ ।
ಯಸ್ಯ ಶ್ರವಣಮಾತ್ರೇಣ ನರೋ ಮುಕ್ತಿಮವಾಪ್ನುಯಾತ್ ॥ ೬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Skanda Mahapurana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Ahemdabad (2017)

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.1.15.6 in Gujarati sript:
અત્રેતિહાસં વક્ષ્યામિ પુરાણં પાપનાશનમ્ ।
યસ્ય શ્રવણમાત્રેણ નરો મુક્તિમવાપ્નુયાત્ ॥ ૬ ॥

Cover of edition (2015)

Shri Skanda purana (Malayalam)
by M.P. Pillai kaniyanthara (2015)

(Condensed/Summary) - Devi Book Stall, Kodungallur

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Preview of verse 2.1.15.6 in Malayalam sript:
അത്രേതിഹാസം വക്ഷ്യാമി പുരാണം പാപനാശനമ് ।
യസ്യ ശ്രവണമാത്രേണ നരോ മുക്തിമവാപ്നുയാത് ॥ ൬ ॥

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