Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

परेशपरमानंद शरणागतपालक । पातिव्रत्यं मम सदा देहि तुभ्यं नमोनमः

Transliteration

pareśaparamānaṃda śaraṇāgatapālaka | pātivratyaṃ mama sadā dehi tubhyaṃ namonamaḥ

Translation

O höchster Herr, höchste Wonne, Beschützer der Zuflucht Suchenden: gewähre mir stets pātivratya, die Tugend hingebungsvoller ehelicher Treue. Immer wieder verneige ich mich vor dir.

Word by Word

• pareśa-paramānanda: O Supreme Lord, supreme bliss
• pareśa-paramānanda: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pareśa (प्रातिपदिक) + paramānanda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘परेशः (सन्) परमानन्दः’

• śaraṇāgata-pālaka: O protector of those who seek refuge
• śaraṇāgata-pālaka: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + āgata (कृदन्त; ā-√gam (धातु) क्त) + pālaka (प्रातिपदिक; √pāl (धातु) ण्वुल्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘शरणम् आगतानां पालकः’

• pātivratyam: wifely fidelity/chastity
• pātivratyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pātivratya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• sadā: always
• sadā: Adverbial (Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण)

• dehi: give
• dehi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• tubhyam: to you
• tubhyam: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात; पुनरुक्ति-नमस्कार)

Speaker

A devotee (female voice implied by request for pātivratya) addressing Śiva at Rāmeśvara

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmanātha (Setu/Rāmeśvara)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devoted woman (or householder couple) stands before the Rāmanātha liṅga, offering flowers and water, praying for unwavering fidelity and dharmic steadiness; the sea-breeze and temple lamps frame the vow.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Pareśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is strengthened through devotion: taking refuge in the Supreme grants steadfast virtues and inner purity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rāmeśvaram/Setu, where devotees seek Śiva’s blessings for dharma, protection, and auspicious household life.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal ritual is prescribed; the verse is a prayer for the ethical vow/virtue of pātivratya.