Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

सर्वत्र संशयाविष्टः श्रद्धाहीनोऽतिचंचलः । परमार्थात्परिभ्रष्टः संसृतेर्न हि मुच्यते

Transliteration

sarvatra saṃśayāviṣṭaḥ śraddhāhīno'ticaṃcalaḥ | paramārthātparibhraṣṭaḥ saṃsṛterna hi mucyate

Translation

Wer überall vom Zweifel ergriffen ist, ohne Glauben und übermäßig unruhig—vom höchsten Sinn abgeirrt—wird wahrlich nicht aus dem Saṃsāra befreit.

Word by Word

• सर्वत्र: everywhere
• सर्वत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• संशयाविष्टः: possessed by doubt
• संशयाविष्टः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संशय-आविष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘आविष्ट’ = भूतकृदन्त (क्त) √विश्/आ-विश्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (संशयेन आविष्टः)

• श्रद्धाहीनः: devoid of faith
• श्रद्धाहीनः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रद्धा-हीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (श्रद्धया हीनः)

• अतिचंचलः: very restless
• अतिचंचलः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति-चञ्चल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपसर्गपूर्वक-विशेषण; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (अतिशयेन चञ्चलः)

• परमार्थात्: from the highest truth/goal
• परमार्थात्: Apadana (Source/Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम-अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (परमः अर्थः)

• परिभ्रष्टः: fallen away/deviated
• परिभ्रष्टः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-भ्रष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) √भ्रंश्/भ्रश् with परि- (fallen away)

• संसृतेः: from/of saṃsāra (worldly existence)
• संसृतेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Avyaya (Negation/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध निपात (negation particle)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Avyaya (Particle/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थक (indeed/for)

• मुच्यते: is liberated/released
• मुच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (passive: is released)

Speaker

Sūta

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A restless wanderer, eyes darting, surrounded by swirling thoughts and crossroads, fails to reach a luminous peak labeled 'paramārtha'; in contrast, a steady pilgrim walks a straight path.

Characters & Entities

• Śraddhā
• Saṃśaya
• Saṃsāra
• Paramārtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Persistent doubt and absence of śraddhā destabilize practice and obstruct liberation from saṃsāra.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced; the teaching is psychological and soteriological (about liberation).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, it prescribes steadiness and faith by warning against doubt and fickleness.