Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

श्रीशूलपाणिरुवाच । शूलस्थेन त्वया विप्र मनसा चिन्तितोऽस्मि यत् । अनयानां निहन्ताहं दुःखानां विनिबर्हणः

Transliteration

śrīśūlapāṇiruvāca | śūlasthena tvayā vipra manasā cintito'smi yat | anayānāṃ nihantāhaṃ duḥkhānāṃ vinibarhaṇaḥ

Translation

Śrī Śūlapāṇi dit : Ô brāhmane, parce que toi—même sur le trident—tu m’as contemplé par l’esprit, je suis le destructeur des malheurs et celui qui déracine les douleurs.

Word by Word

• śrī-śūla-pāṇiḥ: Śrī Śūlapāṇi (the trident-bearer)
• śrī-śūla-pāṇiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + śūla (प्रातिपदिक) + pāṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम (श्रीशूलपाणिः)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• śūla-sthena: by you who are on the trident
• śūla-sthena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śūla (प्रातिपदिक) + stha (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक ‘स्थित’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (शूले स्थितः)

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• vipra: O brāhmaṇa
• vipra: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (vocative), एकवचन

• manasā: with the mind
• manasā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• cintitaḥ: thought of; contemplated
• cintitaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √cint (धातु) + ta (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘चिन्तितः’ = स्मृत/विचारित

• asmi: I am
• asmi: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• yat: that; because
• yat: Sambandha (Clause linker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय/यत्-शब्दः (relative particle introducing clause)

• anayānām: of misfortunes
• anayānām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘अनया’ = विपत्ति/दुर्गति (misfortunes)

• nihantā: destroyer
• nihantā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: √han (धातु) + tṛ (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कर्तरि कृदन्त (तृच्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘निहन्ता’ = संहारक

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• duḥkhānām: of sorrows
• duḥkhānām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• vinibarhaṇaḥ: eradicator; remover
• vinibarhaṇaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vi-ni-√bṛh (धातु) + ana (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्तरि-प्रातिपदिक, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘विनिबर्हणः’ = उन्मूलक/निवारक

Speaker

Śiva (Śūlapāṇi)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śūlapāṇi-kṣetra (implied)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Māṇḍavya (brāhmaṇa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva as Śūlapāṇi speaks gently to the brāhmaṇa on the trident; the atmosphere is protective, with a calm halo and subdued cosmic authority.

Characters & Entities

• Śūlapāṇi (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva responds to sincere inner remembrance and becomes the direct remover of adversity and sorrow.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The focus is on Śiva’s saving grace in the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative; a specific tīrtha is not named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Manasā-cintana/smaraṇa of Śiva—inner contemplation as a potent devotional practice.