Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

निर्भयं निर्मलं नित्यं निरपेक्षं निराश्रयम् । निरंजनं निष्प्रपंचं निःसंगं निरुपद्रवम्

Transliteration

nirbhayaṃ nirmalaṃ nityaṃ nirapekṣaṃ nirāśrayam | niraṃjanaṃ niṣprapaṃcaṃ niḥsaṃgaṃ nirupadravam

Translation

هو بلا خوفٍ، بلا دنسٍ، أزليّ؛ لا يحتاج إلى شيء ولا يستند إلى شيء؛ منزَّهٌ عن التلوّث، متعالٍ عن تكاثر شؤون الدنيا؛ غير متعلّقٍ، سالمٌ من كل اضطراب.

Word by Word

• nirbhayam: fearless
• nirbhayam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; उपसर्ग/निपात-पूर्वक (nir-)

• nirmalam: pure, stainless
• nirmalam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-mala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• nityam: eternal
• nityam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• nirapekṣam: independent, without expectation
• nirapekṣam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-apekṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• nirāśrayam: without support/refuge
• nirāśrayam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-āśraya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• niraṃjanam: spotless, untainted
• niraṃjanam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-aṃjana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• niṣprapaṃcam: free from worldly manifoldness
• niṣprapaṃcam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niṣ-prapañca (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; niṣ- (without)

• niḥsaṃgam: detached, without association
• niḥsaṃgam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niḥ-saṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• nirupadravam: free from disturbance/harm
• nirupadravam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-upadrava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Somēśvara (Somnātha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī/Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A still, almost abstract visualization: the Somēśvara liṅga in a dark sanctum, surrounded by a halo of pure light; worldly details fade, conveying ‘niṣprapañca’ and ‘niḥsaṅga’; a lone meditator sits unmoving.

Characters & Entities

• Somēśvara/liṅga (implied)
• Prabhāsa (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Contemplating the Lord as pure, unattached, and beyond worldly disturbance leads the mind toward liberation-oriented understanding.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The description applies to Somēśvara established at Prabhāsakṣetra (continued context).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No external rite is stated; the verse functions as a meditative characterization suitable for dhyāna.