Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मादीनां च नेतारं शरणागतवत्सलम् । चक्रहस्तं विना मेद्य कोन्यः शर्म्मप्रदो भवेत्

Transliteration

brahmādīnāṃ ca netāraṃ śaraṇāgatavatsalam | cakrahastaṃ vinā medya konyaḥ śarmmaprado bhavet

Translation

ब्रह्मा आदि देवों के भी नेता, शरणागतों पर स्नेह करने वाले, चक्रधारी प्रभु के बिना—मुझे शांति और कल्याण देने वाला और कौन हो सकता है?

Word by Word

• brahma-ādīnām: of Brahmā and others
• brahma-ādīnām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (ब्रह्मन् प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (आदि प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; (ब्रह्मादयः)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्ययम्

• netāram: leader
• netāram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: netṛ (नेतृ प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• śaraṇa-āgata-vatsalam: loving to those who seek refuge
• śaraṇa-āgata-vatsalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śaraṇa (शरण प्रातिपदिक) + āgata (आ√गम्, क्त; कृदन्त) + vatsala (वत्सल प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (affectionate to those who have sought refuge)

• cakra-hastam: the discus-handed one
• cakra-hastam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra (चक्र प्रातिपदिक) + hasta (हस्त प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; बहुव्रीहिः (one whose hand holds a discus)

• vinā: without
• vinā: Apadana (Separation/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vinā (अव्यय)
• Form: वियोगार्थक-अव्ययम् (without)

• me: for me/of me
• me: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• adya: today/now
• adya: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (today/now)

• kaḥ: who
• kaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (किम् सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; प्रश्नवाचक

• anyaḥ: other
• anyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (अन्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• śarma-pradaḥ: giver of peace/protection
• śarma-pradaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śarman (शर्मन्/शर्म प्रातिपदिक) + prada (प्रद प्रातिपदिक; √दा)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (giver of comfort/protection)

• bhavet: could be/would be
• bhavet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating the sage’s devotional resolve (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotional tableau: the sage bows mentally to the chakra-bearing Lord, envisioned as the sovereign above Brahmā and the devas, radiating peace to those who seek refuge.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Cakrahasta (Viṣṇu)
• Śaraṇāgata-vatsala (epithet of Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) in the Lord is portrayed as the highest security; divine grace is the true source of peace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Within Dvārakā-māhātmya, the theology supports the sanctity of Dvārakā and its Viṣṇu-associated tīrthas such as Cakratīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed in this verse; it emphasizes devotional refuge.