Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

गन्धमादन उवाच । रामनाथमुमानाथं गणनाथं च त्र्यंबकम् । सर्वपातकशुद्ध्यर्थमुपासे जगदीश्वरम्

Transliteration

gandhamādana uvāca | rāmanāthamumānāthaṃ gaṇanāthaṃ ca tryaṃbakam | sarvapātakaśuddhyarthamupāse jagadīśvaram

Translation

गंधमादन म्हणाला—रमनाथ, उमानाथ, गणनाथ, त्र्यंबक अशा जगदीश्वराची मी उपासना करतो, सर्व पातकांच्या शुद्धीसाठी.

Word by Word

• गन्धमादनः: Gandhamādana
• गन्धमादनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धमादन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—गन्ध + मादन (‘fragrance-intoxicating/causing fragrance’)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• रामनाथम्: Rāmanātha
• रामनाथम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रामनाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—राम + नाथ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• उमानाथम्: Umānātha (Lord of Umā)
• उमानाथम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमानाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—उमा + नाथ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• गणनाथम्: Gaṇanātha (Lord of the gaṇas)
• गणनाथम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणनाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—गण + नाथ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

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

• त्र्यम्बकम्: Tryambaka (three-eyed Lord)
• त्र्यम्बकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्र्यम्बक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—त्रि + अम्बक (‘three-eyed’)

• सर्वपातकशुद्ध्यर्थम्: for purification from all sins
• सर्वपातकशुद्ध्यर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + पातक + शुद्धि + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—(सर्वपातकस्य) शुद्ध्यर्थम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘for the purpose of purification from all sins’)

• उपासे: I worship
• उपासे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप+आस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• जगदीश्वरम्: the Lord of the world
• जगदीश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—जगतः ईश्वरः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Gandhamādana

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmanātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gandhamādana stands as a mountain-sage/devotee offering flowers and bilva to a three-eyed Śiva form merging into a liṅga labeled Rāmanātha; Gaṇas and Umā appear as attendant presences.

Characters & Entities

• Rāmanātha
• Umā
• Gaṇas
• Tryambaka
• Jagadīśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worship of Rāmanātha (Śiva) is upheld as a purifier that burns away all pāpa (sin) and restores spiritual clarity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rāmeśvaram/Setu, featuring the Lord praised as Rāmanātha and Tryambaka.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Upāsanā (devotional worship/meditation) for sarva-pātaka-śuddhi is stated; no specific external rite is detailed.