Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

छिनत्ति रोगान्दुश्चेष्टान्दुर्जयाञ्जयति ह्यरीन्

Transliteration

chinatti rogānduśceṣṭāndurjayāñjayati hyarīn

Translation

ഇത് രോഗങ്ങളെയും ദുഷ്പ്രവൃത്തികളെയും ഛേദിക്കുന്നു; ജയിക്കാൻ ദുഷ്കരമായ ശത്രുക്കളെയും ജയിപ്പിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• छिनत्ति: cuts off/destroys
• छिनत्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; ‘cuts off/destroys’

• रोगान्: diseases
• रोगान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• दुश्चेष्टान्: evil/ill (effects/acts)
• दुश्चेष्टान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + चेष्टा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; दुष्-पूर्वकः तत्पुरुषः; ‘bad/evil acts’ (qualifying rogān or as separate object)

• दुर्जयान्: hard-to-conquer
• दुर्जयान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘hard to conquer’

• जयति: conquers
• जयति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; ‘conquers’

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; emphasis/causal nuance ‘indeed/for’

• अरीन्: enemies
• अरीन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gopyāditya / Prabhāsa Sūrya-upāsanā (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant sunbeam cuts through darkness: a devotee stands firm; disease and harmful impulses are personified as fading shadows, while hostile figures retreat—symbolizing healing and victory through solar worship.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma frames vrata-merit as both inner purification (ending harmful tendencies) and outer protection (overcoming adversity).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Within the Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya context, the fruits are tied to observances associated with Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

This is a result statement (phala-śruti) describing outcomes of the preceding Māgha Saptamī worship/vrata.