Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

तं सर्वगुणसंपन्नं दक्षं शुचिमकातरम् । कालज्ञं च नयज्ञं च शरणं यामि नारदम्

Transliteration

taṃ sarvaguṇasaṃpannaṃ dakṣaṃ śucimakātaram | kālajñaṃ ca nayajñaṃ ca śaraṇaṃ yāmi nāradam

Translation

സർവഗുണസമ്പന്നനും ദക്ഷനും ശുചിയും അകാതരനും; കാലജ്ഞനും നയജ്ഞനും ആയ നാരദമുനിയുടെ ശരണം ഞാൻ പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• tam: him
• tam: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sarva-guṇa-saṃpannam: endowed with all virtues
• sarva-guṇa-saṃpannam: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + guṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃpanna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां गुणानां संपन्नः)

• dakṣam: skilful
• dakṣam: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• śucim: pure
• śucim: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuci (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• akātaram: untroubled
• akātaram: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: akātara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नञ्-प्रत्ययान्त (not distressed)

• kāla-jñam: knower of time
• kāla-jñam: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक) + jña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (कालं जानाति)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• naya-jñam: knower of policy/ethics
• naya-jñam: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: naya (प्रातिपदिक) + jña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (नयं जानाति)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• śaraṇam: refuge
• śaraṇam: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; गत्यर्थे द्वितीया (as refuge sought)

• yāmi: I go/seek
• yāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• nāradam: Narada
• nāradam: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (Kaumārikākhaṇḍa context: Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (Pārthiva/Rājan)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee (or king) stands with folded hands before Nārada, who radiates purity and competence; symbolic clock/sun for kāla-jñatā and a dharma-scroll for naya-jñatā.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Seek refuge in realized guides whose purity, competence, and discernment of time and conduct support dharmic living.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is praised; the verse highlights Nārada as a spiritual refuge.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it expresses śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) through devotion.