Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

संहरस्व महाभाग रुद्रजाप्यं सुदुर्भिदम् । येनाहं कालपाशैस्त्वां संयमामि गतव्यथः

Transliteration

saṃharasva mahābhāga rudrajāpyaṃ sudurbhidam | yenāhaṃ kālapāśaistvāṃ saṃyamāmi gatavyathaḥ

Translation

«O Glückseliger, ziehe dieses Rudra-Japa zurück, so schwer zu überwinden; denn dadurch wirst du frei von Qual, und ich halte dich mit den Schlingen der Zeit im Zaum».

Word by Word

• संहरस्व: withdraw/cease (it)
• संहरस्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + √हृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), आत्मनेपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• महाभाग: O fortunate one
• महाभाग: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (महान् भागः यस्य)

• रुद्र-जाप्यम्: the Rudra-japa (Rudra recitation)
• रुद्र-जाप्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + जाप्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (रुद्रस्य जाप्यम्)

• सुदुर्भिदम्: very hard to break/overcome
• सुदुर्भिदम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुदुर्भिद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम्—रुद्रजाप्यम्

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; सम्बन्धे (relative pronoun: by which)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• काल-पाशैः: with the nooses of Time/Death
• काल-पाशैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक) + पाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कालस्य पाशाः)

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• संयमामि: restrain/bind
• संयमामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + √यम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• गत-व्यथः: free from distress
• गत-व्यथः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत (कृदन्त; √गम् धातु) + व्यथा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त-समासः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (गता व्यथा यस्य)

Speaker

Yama

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: river

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Revā Khaṇḍa audience (unspecified)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Yama, acknowledging the invincibility of Rudra-japa, urges the brāhmaṇa to stop; the nooses of Time hang poised yet ineffective as the devotee stands fearless.

Characters & Entities

• Yama
• Rudra
• Kāla

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva-devotion (Rudra-japa) is portrayed as spiritually formidable—capable of neutralizing fear and suffering even before death’s agents.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This narrative supports the later glorification of Kohanasve Tīrtha in the same adhyāya of the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Rudra-jāpa (mantra repetition) is highlighted as the key practice, implicitly recommended for protection and purification.