Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 128

Devanagari script

व्रजध्वं चापि तीर्थानि यानि वो न कृतानि च । आबाधास्वस्मि सर्वासु स्मरणीया स्वसेव च

Transliteration

vrajadhvaṃ cāpi tīrthāni yāni vo na kṛtāni ca | ābādhāsvasmi sarvāsu smaraṇīyā svaseva ca

Translation

また、汝らが未だ巡らぬティールタ（聖地）へ赴け。あらゆる苦難の中に我は在る—我を念じ、自らのダルマの奉仕に堅くとどまれ。

Word by Word

• व्रजध्वम्: go (you all)
• व्रजध्वम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

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

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थ (also/even)

• तीर्थानि: pilgrimage places
• तीर्थानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• यानि: which
• यानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• वः: of you (your)
• वः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• कृतानि: done/visited (performed)
• कृतानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘तीर्थानि’ इति विशेषण

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

• आबाधास्वस्मि: I am a hindrance / I obstruct
• आबाधास्वस्मि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + बाध् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद; सन्धि: आबाधासु अस्मि → आबाधास्वस्मि

• सर्वासु: in all (of them)
• सर्वासु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• स्मरणीया: (I am) to be remembered
• स्मरणीया: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) → स्मरणीय (कृदन्त, अनीयर्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कर्तरि/भावे साध्य (gerundive: ‘to be remembered’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्वसेव: one’s own service (self-service/devotion)
• स्वसेव: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + सेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): स्वस्य सेव(ा); पुल्लिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक ‘सेवा’ अपेक्षित, अत्र पाठे ‘सेव’ इति; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

Speaker

Devī (Goddess)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A divine feminine figure instructs pilgrims to visit remaining sacred fords; the devotees stand with folded hands, travel staffs and waterpots, receiving assurance that remembrance protects them in every hardship.

Characters & Entities

• Tīrthas
• Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage and remembrance of the Divine together sustain dharma; the Goddess is a refuge during adversity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse speaks generally of multiple tīrthas still to be visited, rather than naming a single location.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tīrtha-yātrā (visiting sacred places) and smaraṇa (remembrance) are prescribed as practical spiritual disciplines.