Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

अमरत्वं च सिद्धत्वं रससिद्धीश्च निर्वृतिम् । लभंतां मानुषा नित्यं त्वत्संनिधिमुपागताः

Transliteration

amaratvaṃ ca siddhatvaṃ rasasiddhīśca nirvṛtim | labhaṃtāṃ mānuṣā nityaṃ tvatsaṃnidhimupāgatāḥ

Translation

അങ്ങയുടെ സാന്നിധ്യത്തിൽ എത്തിച്ചേരുന്ന മനുഷ്യർക്ക് എപ്പോഴും അമരത്വവും, സിദ്ധിയും, രസസിദ്ധിയും, പരമശാന്തിയും ലഭിക്കുമാറാകട്ടെ.

Word by Word

• अमरत्वम्: immortality
• अमरत्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर + त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचनम् (neuter, accusative, singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चय-निपातः (conjunction)

• सिद्धत्वम्: perfection/siddhahood
• सिद्धत्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध + त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचनम् (neuter, accusative, singular)

• रससिद्धीः: alchemical attainments (rasa-siddhis)
• रससिद्धीः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रस + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, बहुवचनम् (feminine, accusative, plural); ‘रसस्य सिद्धयः’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चय-निपातः (conjunction)

• निर्वृतिम्: bliss/cessation/peace
• निर्वृतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्वृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचनम् (feminine, accusative, singular)

• लभन्ताम्: may (they) obtain
• लभन्ताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम् (3rd person plural)

• मानुषाः: humans
• मानुषाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम् (masculine, nominative, plural)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverbial accusative used as indeclinable)

• त्वत्सन्निधिम्: your presence/proximity
• त्वत्सन्निधिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वत् (युष्मद्-षष्ठी-आधारित) + सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचनम् (masculine, accusative, singular); ‘त्वत्सन्निधिः’ = ‘त्वया सह सन्निधिः/त्वस्य सन्निधिः’

• उपागताः: having approached
• उपागताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप+गम् (धातु) → उपागत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम् (masculine, nominative, plural); भूतकृदन्तः; विशेषणम्—मानुषाः प्रति

Speaker

Kamalānātha (Brahmā) (deduced from immediate context leading to shloka 41)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Aruṇācala

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims arrive at Arunācala and are bathed in a subtle radiance; siddhas appear in the background with alchemical vessels (rasa), yet the central focus is serene faces and meditative stillness indicating nirvṛti; Śiva’s presence pervades the scene.

Characters & Entities

• Rasasiddhi
• Siddhi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Nearness to the sacred—sannidhi of Śiva’s kṣetra—ripens human life into peace and higher attainments.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Aruṇācala, where mere approach to the divine presence is said to grant profound fruits.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Approaching and abiding in the Lord’s presence (sannidhi/upāgama) is emphasized rather than a specific rite.