Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

एतेन मंत्रराजेन सर्वोपनिषदात्मना । लेभिरे मुनयः सर्वे परं ब्रह्म निरामयम्

Transliteration

etena maṃtrarājena sarvopaniṣadātmanā | lebhire munayaḥ sarve paraṃ brahma nirāmayam

Translation

By this king of mantras—whose essence is all the Upaniṣads—all sages attained the supreme Brahman, free from every affliction.

Word by Word

• एतेन: by this
• एतेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मन्त्रराजेन: by the king of mantras
• मन्त्रराजेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + राज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सर्वोपनिषदात्मना: by that whose essence is all Upaniṣads
• सर्वोपनिषदात्मना: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + उपनिषद् (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण

• लेभिरे: obtained
• लेभिरे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• ब्रह्म: Brahman
• ब्रह्म: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• निरामयम्: free from affliction
• निरामयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर् (उपसर्ग) + आमय (प्रातिपदिक) → निरामय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Deductive attribution: Purāṇic narrator in Brahmottara-khaṇḍa (likely Sūta/compilational voice)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sages in meditation; above them, a crown-like mantra (mantra-rāja) radiates, and Upaniṣadic mahāvākyas appear as streams merging into a single luminous Brahman-light, free of blemish.

Characters & Entities

• Munis
• Upaniṣads
• Brahman

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Śiva-mantra is equated with Upaniṣadic wisdom and is said to lead to realization of the supreme Brahman.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the emphasis is on mantra as a direct spiritual means.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Reliance on (and practice of) the mantra—especially japa—as the means to the highest attainment.