Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

उद्धरोद्धर मां घोरे पतितं दुःखसागरे । तव सन्निधिमात्रेण महानंदोऽभिवर्धते

Transliteration

uddharoddhara māṃ ghore patitaṃ duḥkhasāgare | tava sannidhimātreṇa mahānaṃdo'bhivardhate

Translation

ಉದ್ಧರಿಸು—ಉದ್ಧರಿಸು—ಈ ಘೋರ ದುಃಖಸಾಗರದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಿದ್ದಿರುವ ನನ್ನನ್ನು. ನಿನ್ನ ಸನ್ನಿಧಿ ಮಾತ್ರದಿಂದಲೇ ನನ್ನ ಅಂತರದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಹಾನಂದವು ವೃದ್ಧಿಯಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.

Word by Word

• उद्धर: rescue!
• उद्धर: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-√हृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative); मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद; धातु: √हृ (to take/raise), उपसर्ग: उद्; अर्थ: ‘उद्धर’ (lift up/rescue)

• उद्धर: rescue (me), rescue!
• उद्धर: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-√हृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्; मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद; पुनरुक्ति (emphatic repetition)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; उत्तमपुरुष; एकवचन; द्वितीया (Accusative singular)

• घोरे: in the dreadful (condition)
• घोरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी; एकवचन (Locative singular); विशेष्य-स्थान (in the terrible [state/place])

• पतितम्: fallen
• पतितम्: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पतित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √पत्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); √पत् (to fall); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; ‘माम्’ इति विशेषण (fallen)

• दुःखसागरे: in the ocean of sorrow
• दुःखसागरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख + सागर (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी; एकवचन (Locative singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: दुःखस्य सागरः (ocean of sorrow)

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor/Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन; षष्ठी (Genitive singular)

• सन्निधिमात्रेण: by mere proximity (presence)
• सन्निधिमात्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्निधि + मात्र (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया; एकवचन (Instrumental singular); तत्पुरुष: सन्निधेः मात्रम् (mere presence)

• महानन्दः: great joy
• महानन्दः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महानन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; कर्मधारय: महान् आनन्दः (great joy)

• अभिवर्धते: increases
• अभिवर्धते: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-√वृध् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; धातु: √वृध् (to grow), उपसर्ग: अभि

Speaker

Rākṣasa (speaking to Vāmadeva)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Vāmadeva

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The rākṣasa clutches his chest as if feeling a sudden inner light; before him the sage stands/sits steady like a calm shore beside a stormy ocean, symbolizing rescue from duḥkha-sāgara.

Characters & Entities

• Vāmadeva
• Rākṣasa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Satsaṅga and the nearness of the compassionate elevate the fallen; grace begins with a sincere cry for help.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular sacred place is mentioned; the verse highlights the 'tīrtha-like' power of holy proximity (sannidhi).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed; the act here is heartfelt supplication (prārthanā).