Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 128

Devanagari script

व्रजध्वं चापि तीर्थानि यानि वो न कृतानि च । आबाधास्वस्मि सर्वासु स्मरणीया स्वसेव च

Transliteration

vrajadhvaṃ cāpi tīrthāni yāni vo na kṛtāni ca | ābādhāsvasmi sarvāsu smaraṇīyā svaseva ca

Translation

Geht auch zu den Tīrthas, die ihr noch nicht besucht habt. In jeder Bedrängnis bin ich gegenwärtig—gedenkt meiner und bleibt standhaft in eurem eigenen Dienst am Dharma.

Word by Word

• व्रजध्वम्: go (you all)
• व्रजध्वम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थ (also/even)

• तीर्थानि: pilgrimage places
• तीर्थानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• यानि: which
• यानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• वः: of you (your)
• वः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• कृतानि: done/visited (performed)
• कृतानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘तीर्थानि’ इति विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• आबाधास्वस्मि: I am a hindrance / I obstruct
• आबाधास्वस्मि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + बाध् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद; सन्धि: आबाधासु अस्मि → आबाधास्वस्मि

• सर्वासु: in all (of them)
• सर्वासु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• स्मरणीया: (I am) to be remembered
• स्मरणीया: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) → स्मरणीय (कृदन्त, अनीयर्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कर्तरि/भावे साध्य (gerundive: ‘to be remembered’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्वसेव: one’s own service (self-service/devotion)
• स्वसेव: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + सेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): स्वस्य सेव(ा); पुल्लिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक ‘सेवा’ अपेक्षित, अत्र पाठे ‘सेव’ इति; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Devī (Goddess)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A divine feminine figure instructs pilgrims to visit remaining sacred fords; the devotees stand with folded hands, travel staffs and waterpots, receiving assurance that remembrance protects them in every hardship.

Characters & Entities

• Tīrthas
• Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage and remembrance of the Divine together sustain dharma; the Goddess is a refuge during adversity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse speaks generally of multiple tīrthas still to be visited, rather than naming a single location.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tīrtha-yātrā (visiting sacred places) and smaraṇa (remembrance) are prescribed as practical spiritual disciplines.