Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

भूतप्रेतपिशाचेभ्यो भयं मा भवतु प्रभो । इति संप्रार्थितं चक्रं गालवेन मुनीश्वराः

Transliteration

bhūtapretapiśācebhyo bhayaṃ mā bhavatu prabho | iti saṃprārthitaṃ cakraṃ gālavena munīśvarāḥ

Translation

«Ô Seigneur, qu’il n’y ait point de crainte des bhūtas, des pretas et des piśācas.» Ainsi le Disque fut ardemment supplié par Gālava, ô meilleur des sages.

Word by Word

• भूतप्रेतपिशाचेभ्यः: from ghosts, spirits, and piśācas
• भूतप्रेतपिशाचेभ्यः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत + प्रेत + पिशाच (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समासः (समाहार/इतरेतर: भूताः प्रेताः पिशाचाः)

• भयम्: fear
• भयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मा: not / may not
• मा: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (prohibitive particle)

• भवतु: let it be
• भवतु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्रभो: O Lord
• प्रभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-अव्यय (quotative)

• संप्रार्थितम्: having been earnestly prayed to
• संप्रार्थितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + प्रार्थ् (धातु) → संप्रार्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृत् (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (चक्रम् इति)

• चक्रम्: the discus (Cakra)
• चक्रम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गालवेन: by Gālava
• गालवेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गालव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• मुनीश्वराः: lords among sages
• मुनीश्वराः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: मुनीनां ईश्वराः)

Speaker

Narrator (reporting Gālava’s prayer)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Cakratīrtha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sudarśana-cakra (addressed as Prabhu)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gālava earnestly prays to the divine discus: ‘Let there be no fear from bhūtas, pretas, and piśācas’; the scene contrasts shadowy spirit-forms at the periphery with the cakra’s blazing protective light.

Characters & Entities

• Cakrāyudha
• Gālava
• Bhūta
• Preta
• Piśāca

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places are not only purifying but also protective, removing fear and negative influences.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Cakrāyudha-associated tīrtha (Cakratīrtha) where protection is sought.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Supplication/prayer for protection is indicated; no detailed rite is specified.