Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

चक्रायुध नमामि त्वां महासुरविमर्द्दन । देवीपट्टण पर्यंते धर्मतीर्थे ह्यनुत्तमे

Transliteration

cakrāyudha namāmi tvāṃ mahāsuravimarddana | devīpaṭṭaṇa paryaṃte dharmatīrthe hyanuttame

Translation

ഹേ ചക്രായുധാ, നിനക്കു നമസ്കാരം—ഹേ മഹാസുരവിമർദ്ദന. ദേവീപട്ടണത്തിന്റെ അതിരുവരെയായി ഈ അനുത്തമ ധർമ്മതീർത്ഥത്തിൽ നീ വസിക്കണമേ।

Word by Word

• चक्रायुध: O Cakrāyudha (discus-weapon)
• चक्रायुध: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र + आयुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय; पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• नमामि: I bow to
• नमामि: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present); उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• महासुरविमर्द्दन: O crusher of great demons
• महासुरविमर्द्दन: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + असुर + विमर्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (कर्मधारय/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध: ‘great asuras’ + ‘crusher’); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• देवीपट्टण: at Devīpaṭṭaṇa
• देवीपट्टण: Adhikaraṇa (Locative limit)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी + पट्टण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘of Devī’ town/port); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन (सीमासूचक)

• पर्यन्ते: up to the boundary/end
• पर्यन्ते: Adhikaraṇa (Locative limit)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्यन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; सीमावाचक (up to the limit)

• धर्मतीर्थे: at the sacred place called Dharmatīrtha
• धर्मतीर्थे: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (‘of dharma’ sacred ford); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha-bodhaka (Emphasis particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/हेतु/उपपत्ति-सूचक (particle: indeed/for)

• अनुत्तमे: most excellent
• अनुत्तमे: Adhikaraṇa (Location qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; धर्मतीर्थस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Gālava (implied by narrative flow)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmatīrtha (with Devīpaṭṭaṇa boundary)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gālava prostrates, addressing Sudarśana as ‘Mahāsura-vimardana’; behind them a coastal map-like vista suggests the stretch up to Devīpaṭṭaṇa, with a protective fiery arc.

Characters & Entities

• Cakrāyudha
• Devīpaṭṭaṇa
• Dharmatīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine power is invoked to dwell in a sacred place, making it a protected field of Dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmatīrtha, associated with Cakrāyudha and demarcated up to Devīpaṭṭaṇa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Reverential salutation (namas) and invocation of divine presence at a tīrtha are implied.