Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

गन्धर्वा ऊचुः । रामनाथ त्वमस्माकं भजतां भवसागरे । अपारे दुःखकल्लोले न त्वत्तोन्या गतिर्हि नः

Transliteration

gandharvā ūcuḥ | rāmanātha tvamasmākaṃ bhajatāṃ bhavasāgare | apāre duḥkhakallole na tvattonyā gatirhi naḥ

Translation

গন্ধর্বরা বললেন—হে রামনাথ! এই অপরিমেয় ভবসাগরে, দুঃখের ঢেউয়ে উত্তাল অবস্থায়, আমরা যারা তোমার ভজন করি—তোমা ছাড়া আমাদের আর কোনো গতি নেই।

Word by Word

• गन्धर्वाः: the Gandharvas
• गन्धर्वाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• रामनाथ: O Rāmanātha
• रामनाथ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अस्माकम्: of us/our
• अस्माकम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• भजताम्: of (those) worshipping
• भजताम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त (Present active participle), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; पुंलिङ्ग/सर्वलिङ्ग-प्रयोग

• भवसागरे: in the ocean of worldly existence
• भवसागरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव + सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• अपारे: boundless
• अपारे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (भवसागरे)

• दुःखकल्लोले: (in which there are) waves of sorrow
• दुःखकल्लोले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख + कल्लोल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषणार्थ-समास (भवसागरे)

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• त्वत्तः: than you/from you
• त्वत्तः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• अन्या: another
• अन्या: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (गतिः)

• गतिः: refuge; way; deliverance
• गतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• नः: for us/of us
• नः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

Speaker

Gandharvas

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmanātha at Setu

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rāmanātha (Śiva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gandharvas in celestial attire hover above the sea near Setu, singing to Rāmanātha; the ocean’s waves mirror saṃsāra’s turmoil while a calm halo around the liṅga signifies refuge.

Characters & Entities

• Gandharvas
• Rāmanātha (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śaraṇāgati: in the turbulence of saṃsāra, the devotee recognizes the Lord alone as the true refuge.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rāmanātha of Setu (Rāmeśvaram/Setubandha), praised as the saving presence for beings caught in saṃsāra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bhajana (devotional worship) is the implied practice; no specific vow or rite is detailed.