Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

सूर्मिर्वैतरणी प्राणरोधो विशसनं तथा । लालाभक्षोऽप्यवीचिश्च सारमेयादनं तथा

Transliteration

sūrmirvaitaraṇī prāṇarodho viśasanaṃ tathā | lālābhakṣo'pyavīciśca sārameyādanaṃ tathā

Translation

Auch (erleiden sie) nicht Sūrmi, Vaitaraṇī, Prāṇarodha und Viśasana; ebenso wenig Lālābhakṣa, Avīci und Sārameyādana.

Word by Word

• सूर्मिः: Sūrmi (a hell)
• सूर्मिः: Karma (Listed item/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्मि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नरक-नाम

• वैतरणी: Vaitaraṇī (a hell-river)
• वैतरणी: Karma (Listed item/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैतरणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नरक-नाम/नदी-नाम

• प्राणरोधः: Prāṇarodha (a hell)
• प्राणरोधः: Karma (Listed item/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण + रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः; नरक-नाम

• विशसनम्: Viśasana (a hell)
• विशसनम्: Karma (Listed item/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नरक-नाम

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अनुक्रमार्थक-क्रियाविशेषणम्

• लालाभक्षः: Lālābhakṣa (a hell)
• लालाभक्षः: Karma (Listed item/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लाला + भक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः; नरक-नाम

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-निपात (also/even)

• अवीचिः: Avīci (a hell)
• अवीचिः: Karma (Listed item/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवीचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नरक-नाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• सारमेयादनम्: Sārameyādana (a hell)
• सारमेयादनम्: Karma (Listed item/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारमेय + अदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः; नरक-नाम

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अनुक्रमार्थक-क्रियाविशेषणम्

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dhanuṣkoṭi

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A mythic procession on Yama’s path approaches the terrifying Vaitaraṇī and Avīci abyss, but a radiant remembrance of Dhanuṣkoṭi’s shore intervenes; the devotee is shown safely bathing in the sea, symbolically ‘crossing’ beyond fear.

Characters & Entities

• Dhanuṣkoṭi
• Vaitaraṇī
• Avīci
• Sārameyādana
• Prāṇarodha
• Viśasana
• Sūrmi
• Lālābhakṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The text emphasizes the extraordinary salvific power attributed to tīrtha-contact within Purāṇic dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dhanuṣkoṭi, in whose māhātmya the avoidance of many narakas is proclaimed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No additional rite is specified here; it continues detailing the protective fruit of Dhanuṣkoṭi devotion.