Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

व्याधिनक्रसमुद्विग्नं तापत्रयझषार्तिदम् । मां रक्ष गिरिजानाथ रामनाथ नमोऽस्तु ते

Transliteration

vyādhinakrasamudvignaṃ tāpatrayajhaṣārtidam | māṃ rakṣa girijānātha rāmanātha namo'stu te

Translation

Troublé par les crocodiles de la maladie et meurtri par les poissons des trois souffrances, protège-moi, ô Seigneur de Girijā, ô Rāmanātha. Hommage à Toi !

Word by Word

• व्याधिनक्रसमुद्विग्नम्: distressed by the crocodiles of disease
• व्याधिनक्रसमुद्विग्नम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्याधि + नक्र + समुद्विग्न (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—व्याधयः नक्राः इव (कर्मधारय-प्रायः) तैः समुद्विग्नम् (‘distressed by disease-crocodiles’)

• तापत्रयझषार्तिदम्: pained by the fish of the threefold afflictions
• तापत्रयझषार्तिदम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ताप + त्रय + झष + आर्तिद (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तापत्रयः झषाः इव (कर्मधारय-प्रायः) तैः आर्तिदम् (‘causing pain by the fish of the threefold afflictions’)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• रक्ष: protect
• रक्ष: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• गिरिजानाथ: O Lord of Girijā (Pārvatī)
• गिरिजानाथ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिजा + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—गिरिजायाः नाथः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• रामनाथ: O Rāmanātha
• रामनाथ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रामनाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—राम + नाथ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Bhava (Exclamation/भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगे ‘नमः’ (salutation)

• अस्तु: let there be
• अस्तु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sugrīva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmanātha (Setu-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sugrīva, surrounded by crocodile-like disease forms and fish-like threefold sufferings, raises hands in surrender; above, Girijānātha-Rāmanātha radiates protective light, calming the waters.

Characters & Entities

• Sugrīva
• Girijā
• Rāmanātha
• Śiva
• Rāmeśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva (Rāmanātha) is invoked as compassionate protector who alleviates disease and the threefold sufferings that torment embodied life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rāmeśvaram/Setu, where devotees seek Śiva’s protection and purification.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A direct protective prayer (māṃ rakṣa) and salutation (namo'stu) are given; no further ritual instruction appears in the verse.