Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 103

Devanagari script

य एनां प्रणमेन्मर्त्यः सर्वारिष्टैर्विमुच्यते

Transliteration

ya enāṃ praṇamenmartyaḥ sarvāriṣṭairvimucyate

Translation

ഏതു മർത്ത്യനും ഈ ദേവിയെ ഭക്തിയോടെ പ്രണമിക്കുന്നുവോ, അവൻ സർവ്വ അരിഷ്ടങ്ങളും അനിഷ്ടബാധകളും വിട്ട് വിമുക്തനാകുന്നു।

Word by Word

• yaḥ: who (he who)
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधकः सापेक्ष-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• enām: her
• enām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• praṇamet: should bow (to)
• praṇamet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√nam (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘प्रणमेत्’ = should bow

• martyaḥ: a mortal man
• martyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: martya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• sarva-ariṣṭaiḥ: from all calamities
• sarva-ariṣṭaiḥ: Apadana/Hetu (Cause/Separation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + ariṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; ‘सर्वारिष्टैः’ = सर्वाणि अरिष्टानि (all misfortunes)

• vimucyate: is released/freed
• vimucyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√muc (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोगः (passive) = is freed

Speaker

Narrator (contextual continuation of the chapter’s discourse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim approaches a sanctified Devī presence at a tīrtha-sthāna and bows with folded hands; subtle aura dispels dark omens—broken chains, fading shadowy afflictions—signifying ariṣṭa-nāśa.

Characters & Entities

• Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Humility and surrender (praṇāma) to the Divine Mother is presented as a direct path to protection and release from adversity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is devotional and not tied to a named tīrtha in its wording.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Praṇāma/namaskāra—bowing or prostration to the Goddess.