Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

मार्कण्डेय उवाच । अत्र ते कीर्तयिष्यामि सर्वविघ्नविनाशनम् । व्रतं सर्वगुणोपेतं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् । विश्वामित्रेण सञ्चीर्णं यत्पुरा भावितात्मना

Transliteration

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca | atra te kīrtayiṣyāmi sarvavighnavināśanam | vrataṃ sarvaguṇopetaṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam | viśvāmitreṇa sañcīrṇaṃ yatpurā bhāvitātmanā

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya dit : Ici je te proclamerai un vœu qui détruit tous les obstacles, pourvu de toutes les vertus et anéantissant tous les péchés ; jadis il fut observé par Viśvāmitra, dont l’âme était maîtrisée et purifiée.

Word by Word

• mārkaṇḍeyaḥ: Mārkaṇḍeya
• mārkaṇḍeyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mārkaṇḍeya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम्

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचनम्; तुभ्यम्

• kīrtayiṣyāmi: I will proclaim
• kīrtayiṣyāmi: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kīrt (धातु; causative of √kṛt/√kīrt?)
• Form: लृट्-लकारः (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुषः (1st), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative sense: ‘I will proclaim’)

• sarvavighnavināśanam: destroyer of all obstacles
• sarvavighnavināśanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva-vighna-vināśana (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + विघ्न + विनाशन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां विघ्नानां विनाशनम्); ‘व्रतम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• vratam: vow
• vratam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्

• sarvaguṇopetam: endowed with all virtues
• sarvaguṇopetam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva-guṇa-upeta (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + गुण + उपेत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वैः गुणैः उपेतम्); ‘व्रतम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• sarvapāpapraṇāśanam: destroyer of all sins
• sarvapāpapraṇāśanam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva-pāpa-praṇāśana (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + पाप + प्रणाशन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां पापानां प्रणाशनम्); ‘व्रतम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• viśvāmitreṇa: by Viśvāmitra
• viśvāmitreṇa: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśvāmitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम्

• sañcīrṇam: performed/observed
• sañcīrṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sañcīrṇa (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; सम्-√car (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्; भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययः; ‘व्रतम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• yat: which
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्; सम्बन्धः—‘व्रतम्’ (which vow)

• purā: formerly
• purā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (formerly)

• bhāvitātmanā: by one whose self was purified/steadied
• bhāvitātmanā: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhāvita-ātman (प्रातिपदिक; √bhū/√bhāv (धातु) + क्त + आत्मन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम्; कर्मधारयः (भावितः आत्मा यस्य); ‘viśvāmitreṇa’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rohitāśva

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sage Mārkaṇḍeya, seated in a forest-āśrama near a sacred water, begins proclaiming a renowned vow; listeners gather, while a subtle vision of Viśvāmitra performing austerity appears as a narrative ‘flashback’.

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Viśvāmitra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A well-founded vrata, rooted in virtue and taught by sages, is presented as a comprehensive means for removing obstacles and purifying sin.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is within a tīrtha-māhātmya framework and uses ‘atra’ (here), but the specific tīrtha name is not present in this shloka.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A ‘sarva-vighna-vināśana’ vrata (vow) practiced earlier by Viśvāmitra is announced; details follow in subsequent verses.