Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

जय चाणूरमथन जय त्रैलोक्यरक्षण । जयानाद्य जयानंद जय नीलोत्पलद्युते

Transliteration

jaya cāṇūramathana jaya trailokyarakṣaṇa | jayānādya jayānaṃda jaya nīlotpaladyute

Translation

Sieg Dir, Bezwinger Cāṇūras! Sieg Dir, Beschützer der drei Welten! Sieg dem Anfanglosen, Sieg der Wonne selbst—Sieg Dir, dessen Glanz dem blauen Lotos gleicht.

Word by Word

• जय: Victory to / Hail
• जय: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय, सम्बोधनार्थे जय-शब्दः (उद्गार/आशीर्वाद)

• चाणूरमथन: O slayer/crusher of Cāṇūra
• चाणूरमथन: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चाणूर-मथन (मथ् धातु, कृत्-प्रत्ययः)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः; कृतान्तः (मथ् + ल्युट्/अन) ‘मथन’

• जय: Hail
• जय: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय, उद्गार

• त्रैलोक्यरक्षण: O protector of the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्यरक्षण: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रै-लोक्य-रक्षण (रक्ष् धातु, कृत्-प्रत्ययः)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (त्रैलोक्यस्य रक्षणम्); कृतान्तः (रक्ष् + ल्युट्)

• जय: Hail
• जय: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय, उद्गार

• अनाद्य: O beginningless one
• अनाद्य: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनादि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; ‘अनादि’ शब्दस्य सम्बोधन-रूपम् (अनाद्य)

• जय: Hail
• जय: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय, उद्गार

• आनन्द: O bliss
• आनन्द: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• जय: Hail
• जय: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय, उद्गार

• नीलोत्पलद्युते: O one with the radiance of a blue lotus
• नीलोत्पलद्युते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नील-उत्पल-द्युति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः/कर्मधारयः (नीलोत्पलस्य द्युतिः इव द्युतिः यस्य)

Speaker

Vyāsa (deduced from Adhyāya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrim assembly within Kāśī context

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dynamic scene of Kṛṣṇa defeating Cāṇūra in the arena, transitioning into a radiant cosmic protector standing above the three worlds; His complexion shines like a blue lotus; devotees in Kāśī chant ‘Jaya’ with raised hands.

Characters & Entities

• Cāṇūra
• Trailokya (three worlds)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Chanting ‘jaya’ affirms divine protection and awakens devotion by remembering both the Lord’s līlā (Cāṇūra’s defeat) and His universal guardianship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Kāśī setting is implied; the verse is a general victory-hymn rather than a direct tirtha eulogy.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite; the text supports repetitive praise (jaya-japa/saṅkīrtana).