Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

सावित्रीमंत्रनिरता ये भवंतोऽघनाशनाः । आत्मानं यजमानं च तारयंति न संशयः

Transliteration

sāvitrīmaṃtraniratā ye bhavaṃto'ghanāśanāḥ | ātmānaṃ yajamānaṃ ca tārayaṃti na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Ceux d’entre vous qui sont voués au mantra Sāvitrī —destructeur des fautes— délivrent à la fois eux-mêmes et l’officiant du sacrifice ; il n’y a là aucun doute.

Word by Word

• सावित्रीमन्त्रनिरताः: devoted to the Sāvitrī mantra
• सावित्रीमन्त्रनिरताः: Visheshana (Adjectival to 'भवन्तः')
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सावित्री-मन्त्र-निरत (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—सावित्रीमन्त्रे निरताः (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Relative subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• भवन्तः: you (honoured persons)
• भवन्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम-प्राय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; आदरार्थे

• अघनाशनाः: destroyers of sin
• अघनाशनाः: Visheshana (Adjectival to 'भवन्तः')
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अघ-नाशन (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—अघस्य नाशनाः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• आत्मानम्: oneself; the self
• आत्मानम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• यजमानम्: the sacrificer (patron)
• यजमानम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यजमान (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-प्राय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; यज्-धातोः वर्तमानकर्तरि (sacrificer)

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

• तारयन्ति: they deliver; they save
• तारयन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तॄ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; causative sense in usage: 'to cause to cross/save'

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Existential subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; 'न संशयः' इति नास्त्यर्थे (elliptic: 'there is no doubt')

Speaker

Unspecified (didactic praise within Tīrthamāhātmya; addressing mantra-practitioners/priests)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim-brāhmaṇa seated on kuśa grass near a tīrtha, performing sandhyā with a japa-mālā; a yajamāna stands respectfully offering arghya and dakṣiṇā; subtle radiance from the mantra encircles both, symbolizing shared deliverance.

Characters & Entities

• Sāvitrī
• Gāyatrī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Mantra-discipline, especially Sāvitrī (Gāyatrī), is presented as a powerful purifier that uplifts both practitioner and beneficiary.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is directly named in the verse; the teaching fits the broader sacred-rite environment of a tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Devotion to the Sāvitrī (Gāyatrī) mantra—i.e., mantra-japa and faithful practice—is the stated discipline.