Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 85

Devanagari script

त्रिसुपर्णं पंचशांतिं पावमान्यादिकं तथा । जपेत्प्रीतियुतो विप्रा नरकं न समश्नुते

Transliteration

trisuparṇaṃ paṃcaśāṃtiṃ pāvamānyādikaṃ tathā | japetprītiyuto viprā narakaṃ na samaśnute

Translation

…കൂടാതെ പ്രീതിയോടെ ത്രിസുപർണം, പഞ്ചശാന്തി, പാവമാനി മുതലായവ ജപിക്കുന്നവൻ, ഹേ വിപ്രന്മാരേ, നരകത്തിൽ പതിക്കുകയില്ല।

Word by Word

• त्रिसुपर्णम्: the Tri-suparṇa (hymn/text)
• त्रिसुपर्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + सुपर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (त्रयः सुपर्णाः/त्रिसुपर्ण-नामकं)

• पञ्चशान्तिम्: the Pañca-śānti (rite/text)
• पञ्चशान्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च + शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (पञ्च शान्तयः/पञ्चशान्ति-नामकं)

• पावमान्यादिकम्: Pāvamānī etc. (texts beginning with Pāvamānī)
• पावमान्यादिकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पावमानि + आदि + क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (पावमान्यादि) + तद्धितान्त (-क)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/प्रकारार्थ (also/likewise)

• जपेत्: should recite/mutter
• जपेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमा-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• प्रीतियुतः: endowed with joy/devotion
• प्रीतियुतः: Karta (Subject-predicate/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीति + युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (प्रीत्या युतः = endowed with joy/devotion)

• विप्रः: a brāhmaṇa
• विप्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नरकम्: hell
• नरकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• समश्नुते: attains/experiences
• समश्नुते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अश् (धातु) उपसर्गः सम्
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमा-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; continuing the abhiṣeka-recitation instruction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmanātha (Setu-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Viprāḥ (addressed brāhmaṇas)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A circle of brāhmaṇas chant śānti hymns beside the abhiṣeka; a symbolic ‘gate of naraka’ fades in the background as the mantra-sound forms a protective mandala around the shrine.

Characters & Entities

• Trisuparṇa
• Pañcaśānti
• Pāvamānī
• Naraka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional recitation of sacred Vedic hymns during worship becomes a protective dharma that averts hellish destiny.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Rāmanātha/Rāmeśvara worship setting at Setu (Rāmeśvaram), especially during abhiṣeka.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Japa/recitation of Trisuparṇa, Pañcaśānti, and Pāvamānī (and related hymns) with heartfelt devotion.