Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

ऋषय ऊचुः । त्वं देवः सर्वगोप्तॄणां विश्वगोप्ता सनातनः । विघ्नहर्ता ज्ञानदश्च धर्मरूपश्च मोक्षदः

Transliteration

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | tvaṃ devaḥ sarvagoptṝṇāṃ viśvagoptā sanātanaḥ | vighnahartā jñānadaśca dharmarūpaśca mokṣadaḥ

Translation

仙人たちは言った。「あなたはあらゆる守護者の神、宇宙を護る永遠の守護者。障碍を除き、智慧を授け、ダルマそのものの姿であり、解脱（モークシャ）を授けるお方である。」

Word by Word

• ऋषयः: the sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवः: god
• देवः: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वगोप्तॄणाम्: of all protectors
• सर्वगोप्तॄणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + गोप्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• विश्वगोप्ता: protector of the universe
• विश्वगोप्ता: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व + गोप्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सनातनः: eternal
• सनातनः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• विघ्नहर्ता: remover of obstacles
• विघ्नहर्ता: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्न + हर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• ज्ञानदः: giver of knowledge
• ज्ञानदः: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• धर्मरूपः: having the form of dharma
• धर्मरूपः: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• मोक्षदः: giver of liberation
• मोक्षदः: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Ṛṣis (Sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nīla-kṣetra (implied)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Audience of sages/pilgrims

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A circle of sages with matted locks and deer-skins offer a formal stuti to the deity, whose presence radiates protection and knowledge; obstacles dissolve like shadows.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣis

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The supreme protector is praised as dharma itself—granting knowledge, removing impediments, and leading devotees to liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse is primarily a stuti (praise) within a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter; the site is not named in the verse itself.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual act is prescribed here; it functions as a devotional hymn (stuti) enumerating divine attributes.