Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 89

Devanagari script

परेश परमानंद शरणागतपालक । त्राहि मां करुणासिंधो रक्षोवशे मुपागतम्

Transliteration

pareśa paramānaṃda śaraṇāgatapālaka | trāhi māṃ karuṇāsiṃdho rakṣovaśe mupāgatam

Translation

O höchster Herr, o höchste Wonne, Beschützer der Zuflucht Suchenden—rette mich, o Ozean des Mitgefühls, der ich unter die Gewalt eines Rākṣasa geraten bin!

Word by Word

• परेश: O Supreme Lord
• परेश: सम्बोधन (Address/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; ईश्वरवाचक

• परमानन्द: O supreme bliss
• परमानन्द: सम्बोधन (Address/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + आनन्द (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (परमः आनन्दः)

• शरणागतपालक: O protector of those who seek refuge
• शरणागतपालक: सम्बोधन (Address/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरणागत + पालक (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शरणागतानां पालकः)

• त्राहि: save (me)
• त्राहि: सम्बोधन-क्रिया (Addressed action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्रा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/लोट्), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• माम्: me
• माम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन; उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• करुणासिन्धो: O ocean of compassion
• करुणासिन्धो: सम्बोधन (Address/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करुणा + सिन्धु (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (करुणायाः सिन्धुः)

• रक्षोवशे: under the control of a demon
• रक्षोवशे: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षस् + वश (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रक्षसः वशः)

• उपागतम्: fallen into/come to
• उपागतम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + उप- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP/क्त) ‘उपागत’; पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (माम्)

Speaker

Gālava (prayer within the narration, deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra (Setubandha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close focus on the sage’s face and folded hands (or uplifted hands) as he addresses the unseen Supreme; the rākṣasa’s grip remains, but divine light begins to gather.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu (as Pareśa/Paramānanda)
• Rākṣasa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord is specifically invoked as śaraṇāgatapālaka—divine grace responds to surrender.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setukṣetra, where the devotee’s cry is portrayed as potent and world-protecting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No external rite; the inner rite of surrender and heartfelt prayer is emphasized.