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

Par ce roi des mantras, dont l’essence est celle de toutes les Upaniṣads, tous les sages obtinrent le Brahman suprême, exempt de toute souffrance.

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.