Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

तथा ह्ययं ब्रह्मरूपः सितवर्णो महाभगः । चिंतितो रिपुनाशाय पापसंशोषणाय च

Transliteration

tathā hyayaṃ brahmarūpaḥ sitavarṇo mahābhagaḥ | ciṃtito ripunāśāya pāpasaṃśoṣaṇāya ca

Translation

حقًّا إنّه على صورة البراهمان—متلألئ، أبيض مشرق، بالغ البركة. ومن يتأمّله يُهلك الأعداء ويُجفّف الآثام أيضًا.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारार्थे (indeclinable; “thus/likewise”)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ब्रह्मरूपः: of Brahma-form
• ब्रह्मरूपः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (brahma-rūpa: having the form of Brahman/Brahmā)

• सितवर्णः: white in color
• सितवर्णः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सित + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (white-colored)

• महाभगः: highly auspicious/fortunate
• महाभगः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + भग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (greatly fortunate/illustrious)

• चिन्तितः: (when) contemplated/remembered
• चिन्तितः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• रिपुनाशाय: for the destruction of enemies
• रिपुनाशाय: Sampradana (Dative purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रिपु + नाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ripoḥ nāśaḥ)

• पापसंशोषणाय: for the drying up/removal of sins
• पापसंशोषणाय: Sampradana (Dative purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप + संशोषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (pāpasya saṃśoṣaṇam)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

Speaker

Narratorial voice within Brahma–Nārada dialogue (deduced from adhyāya colophon context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant white deity-form (Brahman-formed Śiva) emanates from the sacred tree’s heart; a devotee meditates, while shadowy ‘enemies’ (symbolic obstacles) dissolve like drying mist; sins depicted as withering dark vines.

Characters & Entities

• Brahman
• Śiva (implied by Hara-context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere contemplation (cintana/dhyāna) of the divine purifies sin and grants protective strength.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya stream of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Meditative remembrance (ciṃtana/dhyāna) is the implied practice; no external rite is specified here.