Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

शार्ङ्गचिह्नायुधः श्रीमानात्मज्ञानमयोऽनघः । नरः समस्तपापानि हतात्मा सर्वदेहिनाम्

Transliteration

śārṅgacihnāyudhaḥ śrīmānātmajñānamayo'naghaḥ | naraḥ samastapāpāni hatātmā sarvadehinām

Translation

Nara yang mulia, bertanda dan bersenjata Śārṅga, terjalin daripada pengetahuan-Atma, suci tanpa cela—menghapus segala dosa dengan menundukkan diri rendah pada setiap makhluk berjasad.

Word by Word

• शार्ङ्गचिह्नायुधः: one whose weapon bears the mark of the Śārṅga (bow)
• शार्ङ्गचिह्नायुधः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शार्ङ्ग + चिह्न + आयुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (शार्ङ्गस्य चिह्नम् यस्य, आयुधं यस्य इति विशेषणार्थे)

• श्रीमान्: fortunate, illustrious
• श्रीमान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• आत्मज्ञानमयः: filled with self-knowledge
• आत्मज्ञानमयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आत्मन् + ज्ञान + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (आत्मज्ञानमयः = आत्मज्ञानरूपः/आत्मज्ञानपूर्णः)

• अनघः: sinless, faultless
• अनघः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• नरः: man, person
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• समस्तपापानि: all sins
• समस्तपापानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समस्त + पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (समस्तानि पापानि)

• हतात्मा: self-controlled (lit. having subdued the self)
• हतात्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हन् (धातु) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कृदन्तः—क्त (past passive participle) ‘हत’ + ‘आत्मन्’ (बहुव्रीह्यर्थे: जितेन्द्रियः/निगृहीतात्मा)

• सर्वदेहिनाम्: of all embodied beings
• सर्वदेहिनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + देहिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां देहिनाम्)

Speaker

Devotees/petitioners (contextual prayer within Revā Khaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant ascetic-divinity identified with Nara, bearing Śārṅga-emblems and divine weapons, stands by a sacred riverbank; his presence calms the mind and symbolically burns away sins as devotees bow with restrained senses.

Characters & Entities

• Nara
• Śārṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Self-mastery and self-knowledge are portrayed as divine powers that burn away sin.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā/Narmadā pilgrimage milieu frames the devotion, though the verse itself is deity-focused.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the verse praises tapas/jñāna as inner discipline leading to pāpa-kṣaya.