Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

ये च दोषा विघ्नकरा मृतका विग्रहाश्च ये । राम नामैव विलयं यांति नात्र विचारणा

Transliteration

ye ca doṣā vighnakarā mṛtakā vigrahāśca ye | rāma nāmaiva vilayaṃ yāṃti nātra vicāraṇā

Translation

Welche Fehler auch immer Hindernisse bereiten—seien es tote, verborgene Unreinheiten oder feindselige Zwietracht—durch den Namen «Rāma» allein gehen sie in Auflösung; daran ist nicht zu zweifeln, weiterer Erwägung bedarf es nicht.

Word by Word

• ye: which
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative)

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

• doṣāḥ: faults, defects
• doṣāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: doṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• vighna-karāḥ: obstacle-causing
• vighna-karāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vighna (प्रातिपदिक) + kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपपद-तत्पुरुष (determinative): विघ्नं करोति इति; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• mṛtakāḥ: dead, lifeless
• mṛtakāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mṛtaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• vigrahāḥ: conflicts, quarrels
• vigrahāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vigraha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

• ye: which
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative)

• rāma: Rama
• rāma: Sambandha (Qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-सम्बन्धे (as qualifier of nāma); अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (name as label)

• nāma: name
• nāma: Karta (Instrumental cause implied/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• eva: alone, indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (restrictive particle)

• vilayam: dissolution, destruction
• vilayam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vilaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• yānti: go, come to
• yānti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (या धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• atra: here, in this matter
• atra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• vicāraṇā: consideration, deliberation
• vicāraṇā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vicāraṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee chanting ‘Rāma’ stands amid symbolic knots and chains labeled ‘doṣa’ and ‘vighna’; they unravel into dust. Shadowy figures of conflict (‘vigraha’) dissolve into calm light; the path ahead clears toward a shrine and waterbody.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma-nāma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Rāma-nāma is portrayed as sufficient to dissolve faults and obstacles without hesitation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Chanting/remembering the name ‘Rāma’ as a remedy for doṣas and vighnas.