Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

परेशपरमानंद शरणागतपालक । पातिव्रत्यं मम सदा देहि तुभ्यं नमोनमः

Transliteration

pareśaparamānaṃda śaraṇāgatapālaka | pātivratyaṃ mama sadā dehi tubhyaṃ namonamaḥ

Translation

يا ربًّا أعلى، يا نعيمًا أسمى، يا حامي من لجأ إليك—هب لي دائمًا فضيلة الباتيفراتيا، عفّة الإخلاص الزوجي المتعبّد. لك أنحني مرارًا وتكرارًا.

Word by Word

• pareśa-paramānanda: O Supreme Lord, supreme bliss
• pareśa-paramānanda: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pareśa (प्रातिपदिक) + paramānanda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘परेशः (सन्) परमानन्दः’

• śaraṇāgata-pālaka: O protector of those who seek refuge
• śaraṇāgata-pālaka: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + āgata (कृदन्त; ā-√gam (धातु) क्त) + pālaka (प्रातिपदिक; √pāl (धातु) ण्वुल्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘शरणम् आगतानां पालकः’

• pātivratyam: wifely fidelity/chastity
• pātivratyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pātivratya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• sadā: always
• sadā: Adverbial (Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण)

• dehi: give
• dehi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• tubhyam: to you
• tubhyam: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात; पुनरुक्ति-नमस्कार)

Speaker

A devotee (female voice implied by request for pātivratya) addressing Śiva at Rāmeśvara

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmanātha (Setu/Rāmeśvara)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devoted woman (or householder couple) stands before the Rāmanātha liṅga, offering flowers and water, praying for unwavering fidelity and dharmic steadiness; the sea-breeze and temple lamps frame the vow.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Pareśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is strengthened through devotion: taking refuge in the Supreme grants steadfast virtues and inner purity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rāmeśvaram/Setu, where devotees seek Śiva’s blessings for dharma, protection, and auspicious household life.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal ritual is prescribed; the verse is a prayer for the ethical vow/virtue of pātivratya.