Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 74

Devanagari script

श्रीरामनाथ त्वमागत्य शीघ्रं ममोत्क्रांतिकाले भवान्या च साकम् । मां प्रापय स्वात्मपादारविन्दं विशोकं विमोहं सुखं चित्स्वरूपम्

Transliteration

śrīrāmanātha tvamāgatya śīghraṃ mamotkrāṃtikāle bhavānyā ca sākam | māṃ prāpaya svātmapādāravindaṃ viśokaṃ vimohaṃ sukhaṃ citsvarūpam

Translation

ഹേ ശ്രീരാമനാഥാ! എന്റെ പ്രാണപ്രസ്ഥാനം നടക്കുന്ന വേളയിൽ നീ വേഗം വന്ന്, ഭവാനിയോടുകൂടെ വരിക. എന്നെ നിന്റെ സ്വപാദാരവിന്ദത്തിലേക്ക് എത്തിക്കണമേ—അവിടെ ശോകവും മോഹവും ഇല്ല; ആനന്ദം മാത്രം, ശുദ്ധ ചിത്‌സ്വരൂപം മാത്രം.

Word by Word

• श्रीरामनाथ: O venerable Rāmanātha
• श्रीरामनाथ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + राम + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन

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

• आगत्‍य: having come
• आगत्‍य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• उत्क्रान्तिकाले: at the time of my departure (death)
• उत्क्रान्तिकाले: Adhikarana (Location/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्क्रान्ति + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• भवान्या: with Bhavānī (Pārvatī)
• भवान्या: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवानी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

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

• साकम्: together with
• साकम्: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साकम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय (indeclinable: 'together with')

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रापय: lead (me); cause (me) to attain
• प्रापय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative sense: 'cause to reach')

• स्वात्मपादारविन्दम्: to your own lotus-feet
• स्वात्मपादारविन्दम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + आत्मन् + पाद + अरविन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• विशोकम्: sorrowless
• विशोकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विशोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (स्वात्मपादारविन्दम्)

• विमोहम्: free from delusion
• विमोहम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• सुखम्: blissful
• सुखम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• चित्स्वरूपम्: of the nature of pure consciousness
• चित्स्वरूपम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित् + स्वरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Anonymous devotee (voice of supplication within the stuti)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmanātha (Rāmeśvara)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śrī Rāmanātha (Śiva) with Bhavānī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dying sage/devotee on a simple mat near the sea-temple; Rāmanātha appears swiftly with Bhavānī, extending a hand of grace, guiding the soul-lotus toward luminous lotus-feet; sorrow and delusion dissolve into clear light.

Characters & Entities

• Rāmanātha (Śiva)
• Bhavānī (Pārvatī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

At life’s end, the highest refuge is divine grace—Śiva with Śakti—granting liberation as sorrowless, delusion-free consciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rāmanātha at Setu (Rāmeśvaram/Setubandha), where devotees seek mokṣa through the Lord’s presence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A death-time prayer (smaraṇa/śaraṇāgati) is implied rather than a ritual; the devotee asks the Lord to appear and grant final refuge.