Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

शार्ङ्गचिह्नायुधः श्रीमानात्मज्ञानमयोऽनघः । नरः समस्तपापानि हतात्मा सर्वदेहिनाम्

Transliteration

śārṅgacihnāyudhaḥ śrīmānātmajñānamayo'naghaḥ | naraḥ samastapāpāni hatātmā sarvadehinām

Translation

Nara—glorieux, portant les signes et les armes de Śārṅga, fait de la connaissance du Soi, sans tache—anéantit tous les péchés, domptant le moi inférieur en tout être incarné.

Word by Word

• शार्ङ्गचिह्नायुधः: one whose weapon bears the mark of the Śārṅga (bow)
• शार्ङ्गचिह्नायुधः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शार्ङ्ग + चिह्न + आयुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (शार्ङ्गस्य चिह्नम् यस्य, आयुधं यस्य इति विशेषणार्थे)

• श्रीमान्: fortunate, illustrious
• श्रीमान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• आत्मज्ञानमयः: filled with self-knowledge
• आत्मज्ञानमयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आत्मन् + ज्ञान + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (आत्मज्ञानमयः = आत्मज्ञानरूपः/आत्मज्ञानपूर्णः)

• अनघः: sinless, faultless
• अनघः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• नरः: man, person
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• समस्तपापानि: all sins
• समस्तपापानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समस्त + पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (समस्तानि पापानि)

• हतात्मा: self-controlled (lit. having subdued the self)
• हतात्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हन् (धातु) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कृदन्तः—क्त (past passive participle) ‘हत’ + ‘आत्मन्’ (बहुव्रीह्यर्थे: जितेन्द्रियः/निगृहीतात्मा)

• सर्वदेहिनाम्: of all embodied beings
• सर्वदेहिनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + देहिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां देहिनाम्)

Speaker

Devotees/petitioners (contextual prayer within Revā Khaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant ascetic-divinity identified with Nara, bearing Śārṅga-emblems and divine weapons, stands by a sacred riverbank; his presence calms the mind and symbolically burns away sins as devotees bow with restrained senses.

Characters & Entities

• Nara
• Śārṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Self-mastery and self-knowledge are portrayed as divine powers that burn away sin.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā/Narmadā pilgrimage milieu frames the devotion, though the verse itself is deity-focused.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the verse praises tapas/jñāna as inner discipline leading to pāpa-kṣaya.