Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

त्रासभूकंटकाढ्ये च सीदंतमधुनांधकम् । शोभनां पदवीं शंभो नय रामेश्वराधुना

Transliteration

trāsabhūkaṃṭakāḍhye ca sīdaṃtamadhunāṃdhakam | śobhanāṃ padavīṃ śaṃbho naya rāmeśvarādhunā

Translation

恐れの棘に満ちたこの地で、我はいま闇に沈みます。おおシャンブよ、ただちに吉祥の道へ導き、今ここにラーメーシュヴァラへお連れください。

Word by Word

• त्रास-भू-कण्टक-आढ्ये: in (a place) rich with thorns on the ground of fear
• त्रास-भू-कण्टक-आढ्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रास (प्रातिपदिक) + भू (प्रातिपदिक) + कण्टक (प्रातिपदिक) + आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—त्रासस्य भूः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) + कण्टकैः आढ्यः (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष/बहुव्रीह्यर्थे विशेषण)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• सीदन्तम्: sinking, distressed
• सीदन्तम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सद् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘सीदत्’ → ‘सीदन्तम्’

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• अन्धकम्: darkness; blind state
• अन्धकम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्धक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• शोभनाम्: beautiful, auspicious
• शोभनाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोभन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘पदवीम्’ इति विशेषणम्

• पदवीम्: path, way
• पदवीम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पदवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• शम्भो: O Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• नय: lead
• नय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• रामेश्वर: to Rāmeśvara
• रामेश्वर: Gati/Goal (Destination/गति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—रामस्य ईश्वरः (नाम)

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Vibhīṣaṇa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmeśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śambhu (Śiva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A thorny wasteland of fear under a dark sky; the devotee sinks into shadowy mire. Śiva (Śambhu) appears as a luminous guide, extending a hand and pointing toward the radiant coastal temple of Rāmeśvara.

Characters & Entities

• Śambhu (Śiva)
• Rāmeśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When overwhelmed by fear and ignorance, one should seek Śiva’s guidance toward the auspicious way—symbolized by approaching Rāmeśvara.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rāmeśvara (Rameshwaram) at Setu-tīrtha, presented as the ‘auspicious path’ and a destination of saving grace.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is stated; the verse functions as a direct petition to be led to the tīrtha and its worship.