Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

ईशानमाराध्य जपन्प्रणवं मुक्तिपाप्नुयात् । सर्वपापक्षये जाते शिवे भवति भावना

Transliteration

īśānamārādhya japanpraṇavaṃ muktipāpnuyāt | sarvapāpakṣaye jāte śive bhavati bhāvanā

Translation

Wer Īśāna verehrt und den Praṇava (Oṃ) wiederholt, kann Befreiung erlangen. Wenn alle Sünden erschöpft sind, wird die Betrachtung fest in Śiva gegründet.

Word by Word

• ईशानम्: Īśāna (a form of Śiva)
• ईशानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• आराध्य: having worshipped
• आराध्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ-√राध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• जपन्: reciting
• जपन्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जप् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि

• प्रणवम्: the praṇava (Oṃ)
• प्रणवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रणव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• मुक्तिम्: liberation
• मुक्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• आप्नुयात्: may attain
• आप्नुयात्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• सर्वपापक्षये: when the destruction of all sins (occurs)
• सर्वपापक्षये: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-पाप-क्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• जाते: when (it) has occurred
• जाते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √जन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• शिवे: in Śiva
• शिवे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• भवति: becomes/arises
• भवति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• भावना: contemplation, devotion
• भावना: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भावना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narrator/teacher

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee seated in japa posture before a Śiva-liṅga; above, the Īśāna aspect radiates in the northern quarter; a stream of Oṃ syllables depicted as luminous beads entering the heart, while dark stains (pāpa) fade away.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Īśāna
• Praṇava (Oṃ)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worship of Śiva as Īśāna and Oṃ-japa purify sin and culminate in steady Śiva-centered contemplation that leads to liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse teaches a universal Śaiva sādhanā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship Īśāna (Śiva) and perform Praṇava (Oṃ) japa as a means toward purification and moksha.