Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

एष पंचाक्षरो मंत्रो जप्तॄणां मुक्तिदायकः । संसेव्यते मुनिश्रेष्ठैरशेषैः सिद्धिकांक्षिभिः

Transliteration

eṣa paṃcākṣaro maṃtro japtṝṇāṃ muktidāyakaḥ | saṃsevyate muniśreṣṭhairaśeṣaiḥ siddhikāṃkṣibhiḥ

Translation

Dieses fünfsilbige Mantra schenkt Befreiung denen, die es in Japa wiederholen. Es wird ehrfürchtig geübt von den erhabensten Weisen—von allen, die nach Siddhis verlangen.

Word by Word

• एषः: this
• एषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• पञ्चाक्षरः: five-syllabled
• पञ्चाक्षरः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + अक्षर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

• मन्त्रः: mantra
• मन्त्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• जप्तॄणाम्: of the chanters
• जप्तॄणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जप् (धातु) → जप्तृ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, तृच्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; कर्तृवाचक-नाम (agent noun)

• मुक्तिदायकः: giver of liberation
• मुक्तिदायकः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + दायक (प्रातिपदिक; दा-धातु से)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• संसेव्यते: is resorted to / is practiced
• संसेव्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + सेव् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• मुनिश्रेष्ठैः: by the best of sages
• मुनिश्रेष्ठैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• अशेषैः: by all, without remainder
• अशेषैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• सिद्धिकाङ्क्षिभिः: by those desiring attainments
• सिद्धिकाङ्क्षिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + काङ्क्षिन् (प्रातिपदिक; काङ्क्ष्-धातु से)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; कर्तृवाचक-नाम

Speaker

Deductive attribution: Purāṇic narrator in Brahmottara-khaṇḍa (likely Sūta/compilational voice)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A circle of foremost sages seated in a forest āśrama, counting rudrākṣa beads, with a subtle radiance forming the syllables of the pañcākṣarī around them; Śiva’s presence felt as calm blue light.

Characters & Entities

• Munis
• Mantra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady japa of the Śiva-mantra is presented as a direct means to liberation, honored by realized sages.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is on the universal glory of the pañcākṣarī mantra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Japa (repetition) of the five-syllabled mantra is recommended as the core practice.