Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

वीतसंमोहदोषो यो दृढभक्तिश्च श्रेयसि । सुनयं सत्रपं तं च नारदं प्रणमाम्यहम्

Transliteration

vītasaṃmohadoṣo yo dṛḍhabhaktiśca śreyasi | sunayaṃ satrapaṃ taṃ ca nāradaṃ praṇamāmyaham

Translation

我はナーラダに礼拝する――迷妄の過失を離れ、最高善へ導く道に堅固な信愛を持ち、行い正しく、たしなみ深く慎みある御方に。

Word by Word

• vīta-saṃmoha-doṣaḥ: free from the fault of delusion
• vīta-saṃmoha-doṣaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vīta (वि-इ/या-धातु, कृदन्त; क्त) + saṃmoha (प्रातिपदिक) + doṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (समास), विशेषण

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम

• dṛḍha-bhaktiḥ: firm devotion
• dṛḍha-bhaktiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dṛḍha (प्रातिपदिक) + bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास

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

• śreyasi: in the highest good
• śreyasi: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śreyas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• sunayam: well-guiding/right-conducted
• sunayam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sunaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• satrapam: modest/with shame (sense of propriety)
• satrapam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-trapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; नञ्-रहित (sa-), विशेषण

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

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

• nāradaṃ: Narada
• nāradaṃ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• praṇamāmi: I bow down to
• praṇamāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-ṇam (नम्-धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aham (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (Kaumārikākhaṇḍa context: Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada, free of delusion, stands with folded hands before the Supreme (Śiva/Viṣṇu implied), embodying humility; devotees mirror his modest posture.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The path of śreyas is sustained by clear understanding (no delusion), firm devotion, ethical conduct, and humility.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None is specified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No; it praises inner virtues rather than outward rites.