Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

तथा ह्ययं ब्रह्मरूपः सितवर्णो महाभगः । चिंतितो रिपुनाशाय पापसंशोषणाय च

Transliteration

tathā hyayaṃ brahmarūpaḥ sitavarṇo mahābhagaḥ | ciṃtito ripunāśāya pāpasaṃśoṣaṇāya ca

Translation

Wahrlich, dieser ist von der Gestalt des Brahman—strahlend, von leuchtend weißer Farbe, höchst glückverheißend. Wird er betrachtet, vernichtet er die Feinde und lässt auch die Sünden vertrocknen.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारार्थे (indeclinable; “thus/likewise”)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ब्रह्मरूपः: of Brahma-form
• ब्रह्मरूपः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (brahma-rūpa: having the form of Brahman/Brahmā)

• सितवर्णः: white in color
• सितवर्णः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सित + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (white-colored)

• महाभगः: highly auspicious/fortunate
• महाभगः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + भग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (greatly fortunate/illustrious)

• चिन्तितः: (when) contemplated/remembered
• चिन्तितः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• रिपुनाशाय: for the destruction of enemies
• रिपुनाशाय: Sampradana (Dative purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रिपु + नाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ripoḥ nāśaḥ)

• पापसंशोषणाय: for the drying up/removal of sins
• पापसंशोषणाय: Sampradana (Dative purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप + संशोषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (pāpasya saṃśoṣaṇam)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

Speaker

Narratorial voice within Brahma–Nārada dialogue (deduced from adhyāya colophon context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant white deity-form (Brahman-formed Śiva) emanates from the sacred tree’s heart; a devotee meditates, while shadowy ‘enemies’ (symbolic obstacles) dissolve like drying mist; sins depicted as withering dark vines.

Characters & Entities

• Brahman
• Śiva (implied by Hara-context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere contemplation (cintana/dhyāna) of the divine purifies sin and grants protective strength.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya stream of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Meditative remembrance (ciṃtana/dhyāna) is the implied practice; no external rite is specified here.