Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

साध्या ऊचुः । स्वातिरिक्तविहीनाय जगत्सत्ताप्रदायिने । रामेश्वराय देवाय नमोऽविद्या विभेदिने

Transliteration

sādhyā ūcuḥ | svātiriktavihīnāya jagatsattāpradāyine | rāmeśvarāya devāya namo'vidyā vibhedine

Translation

সাধ্যগণ বলিলেন— যাঁর স্বাত্মা ব্যতীত অন্য কিছুই নেই, যিনি জগতকে সত্তা দান করেন, এবং যিনি অবিদ্যার ভেদ করেন— সেই দেব রামেশ্বরকে নমস্কার।

Word by Word

• साध्याः: the Sādhyas
• साध्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

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

• स्वातिरिक्तविहीनाय: to the one devoid of anything other than Himself
• स्वातिरिक्तविहीनाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व-अतिरिक्त-विहीन (प्रातिपदिक; स्व + अतिरिक्त + विहीन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• जगत्सत्ताप्रदायिने: to the giver of existence to the world
• जगत्सत्ताप्रदायिने: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जगत्-सत्ता-प्रदायिन् (प्रातिपदिक; जगत् + सत्ता + प्रदायिन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; विशेषण (प्रदायिन्-शब्द)

• रामेश्वराय: to Rāmeśvara
• रामेश्वराय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; राम + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• देवाय: to the god
• देवाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Discourse/Exclamation (सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमः-प्रयोग (salutation particle)

• अविद्यायै: to ignorance (avidyā)
• अविद्यायै: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अविद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• विभेदिने: to the one who destroys/splits (i.e., dispels)
• विभेदिने: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-भेदिन् (प्रातिपदिक; वि + भेदिन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; विशेषण (भेदिन्-शब्द)

Speaker

Sādhyas

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmeśvara (Setu)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rāmeśvara (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Sādhyas, serene celestial beings, offer a hymn before Rāmeśvara; a subtle aura suggests the world’s existence arising from the deity, while a symbolic veil of darkness is being ‘cut’ by divine light.

Characters & Entities

• Sādhyas
• Rāmeśvara
• Avidyā (Ignorance)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True worship at Rāmeśvara is linked with inner awakening: the Lord who sustains the world also removes avidyā, revealing the Self.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rāmeśvaram (Rāmeśvara/Rāmanātha) in the Setu region described in the Setukhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed; the emphasis is on praise and the Lord’s power to dispel ignorance.