Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 86

Devanagari script

अविक्रियमसंगं च परिशुद्धं सनातनम् । आकाशादिप्रपंचानां साक्षिभूतं परामृतम्

Transliteration

avikriyamasaṃgaṃ ca pariśuddhaṃ sanātanam | ākāśādiprapaṃcānāṃ sākṣibhūtaṃ parāmṛtam

Translation

Immuable, sans attache, parfaitement pur et éternel : Tu es le Témoin de l’étendue manifestée qui commence par l’éther, et le nectar suprême de l’immortalité.

Word by Word

• अविक्रियम्: unchanging
• अविक्रियम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-विक्रिय (प्रातिपदिक; अ + विक्रिय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• असङ्गम्: unattached
• असङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-सङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक; अ + सङ्ग)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• परिशुद्धम्: perfectly pure
• परिशुद्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक; परि + शुद्ध)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• सनातनम्: eternal
• सनातनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• आकाशादिप्रपञ्चानाम्: of the cosmos beginning with space (ākāśa)
• आकाशादिप्रपञ्चानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आकाश-आदि-प्रपञ्च (प्रातिपदिक; आकाश + आदि + प्रपञ्च)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• साक्षिभूतम्: being the witness
• साक्षिभूतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साक्षि-भूत (प्रातिपदिक; साक्षि + भूत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• परामृतम्: supreme nectar/immortality
• परामृतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर-अमृत (प्रातिपदिक; पर + अमृत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

All Devas (continuation of the stuti)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmeśvara (Setu)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śiva as Rāmeśvara

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic tableau overlays the shrine: ether, air, fire, water, earth appear as translucent concentric spheres around the liṅga, while the deity remains still and luminous as the witness; devas chant softly.

Characters & Entities

• Rāmeśvara (Śiva)
• Ākāśa (ether/space)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord of Rāmeśvara is the pure witness beyond change; remembering him leads the devotee toward immortality (amṛtatva).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rāmeśvara in the Setu region (Setubandha/Rāmeśvaram).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the verse supports meditative worship on Śiva as the cosmic witness.