Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

निर्भयं निर्मलं नित्यं निरपेक्षं निराश्रयम् । निरंजनं निष्प्रपंचं निःसंगं निरुपद्रवम्

Transliteration

nirbhayaṃ nirmalaṃ nityaṃ nirapekṣaṃ nirāśrayam | niraṃjanaṃ niṣprapaṃcaṃ niḥsaṃgaṃ nirupadravam

Translation

Sans crainte, sans tache, éternel; ne dépendant de rien et ne s’appuyant sur rien; immaculé, au-delà des déploiements du monde; sans attache et exempt de tout trouble.

Word by Word

• nirbhayam: fearless
• nirbhayam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; उपसर्ग/निपात-पूर्वक (nir-)

• nirmalam: pure, stainless
• nirmalam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-mala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• nityam: eternal
• nityam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• nirapekṣam: independent, without expectation
• nirapekṣam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-apekṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• nirāśrayam: without support/refuge
• nirāśrayam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-āśraya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• niraṃjanam: spotless, untainted
• niraṃjanam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-aṃjana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• niṣprapaṃcam: free from worldly manifoldness
• niṣprapaṃcam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niṣ-prapañca (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; niṣ- (without)

• niḥsaṃgam: detached, without association
• niḥsaṃgam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niḥ-saṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• nirupadravam: free from disturbance/harm
• nirupadravam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-upadrava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Somēśvara (Somnātha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī/Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A still, almost abstract visualization: the Somēśvara liṅga in a dark sanctum, surrounded by a halo of pure light; worldly details fade, conveying ‘niṣprapañca’ and ‘niḥsaṅga’; a lone meditator sits unmoving.

Characters & Entities

• Somēśvara/liṅga (implied)
• Prabhāsa (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Contemplating the Lord as pure, unattached, and beyond worldly disturbance leads the mind toward liberation-oriented understanding.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The description applies to Somēśvara established at Prabhāsakṣetra (continued context).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No external rite is stated; the verse functions as a meditative characterization suitable for dhyāna.