Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

प्रसीद मे महादेव संसारार्त्तस्य खिद्यतः । सर्वपापभयं हृत्वा रक्ष मां परमेश्वर

Transliteration

prasīda me mahādeva saṃsārārttasya khidyataḥ | sarvapāpabhayaṃ hṛtvā rakṣa māṃ parameśvara

Translation

Sois miséricordieux envers moi, ô Mahādeva ; je suis accablé par le saṃsāra et consumé de chagrin. Ôte la crainte née de tous les péchés et protège-moi, ô Seigneur Suprême.

Word by Word

• prasīda: be gracious
• prasīda: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√sad (सद् धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• me: to me / for me
• me: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी) एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• mahādeva: O Mahādeva
• mahādeva: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + deva (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘महान् देवः’

• saṃsāra: of worldly existence
• saṃsāra: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃsāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• ārttasya: of the afflicted
• ārttasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ārta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th) एकवचन; ‘पीडितस्य’

• khidyataḥ: (of me) who is suffering / being pained
• khidyataḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √khid (खिद् धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; शतृ-प्रायः अर्थः—‘खिद्यतः’ = ‘खिद्यमानस्य’ (while I am distressed)

• sarva: all
• sarva: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• pāpa: sin
• pāpa: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• bhayaṃ: fear (arising from all sins)
• bhayaṃ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd) एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘सर्वपापस्य भयम्’

• hṛtvā: having removed
• hṛtvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √hṛ (हृ धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); ‘हृत्वा’ = having removed/taken away

• rakṣa: protect
• rakṣa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √rakṣ (रक्ष् धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• māṃ: me
• māṃ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd) एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• parameśvara: O Supreme Lord
• parameśvara: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘परमः ईश्वरः’

Speaker

Devotee/worshipper (supplication following praise)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A weary pilgrim, dust-covered from travel, kneels before a liṅga, hands raised in supplication; Śiva’s presence is felt as a protective aura dispelling dark clouds labeled ‘pāpa-bhaya’.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Mahādeva/Parameśvara)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A devotee should openly confess saṃsāric suffering and seek Śiva’s grace for purification and protection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific location is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Supplicatory prayer (prārthanā) asking for removal of sin-fear and divine protection.