Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

नीराजनैः सकपूरैः पुष्पैर्दीपैः सुचंदनैः । श्रीमाता तोषिता राजन्सर्वोपद्रवनाशनी

Transliteration

nīrājanaiḥ sakapūraiḥ puṣpairdīpaiḥ sucaṃdanaiḥ | śrīmātā toṣitā rājansarvopadravanāśanī

Translation

Wahai Raja, Śrīmātā—pemusnah segala bencana—berkenan dengan nīrājana (ārati) bersama kapur barus, bunga, pelita, dan cendana yang harum lagi halus.

Word by Word

• नीराजनैः: with ārati/ceremonial waving of lights
• नीराजनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नीराजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case/instrumental), बहुवचन

• सकपूरैः: together with camphor
• सकपूरैः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ ‘with’) + कपूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन; विशेषण; ‘कपूरसहित’ (with camphor)

• पुष्पैः: with flowers
• पुष्पैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case/instrumental), बहुवचन

• दीपैः: with lamps
• दीपैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case/instrumental), बहुवचन

• सुचंदनैः: with fine sandalwood
• सुचंदनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + चन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case/instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘सु-चन्दन’ = उत्तमचन्दन (fine sandalwood)

• श्रीमाता: Śrī-mother (the auspicious Mother/Goddess)
• श्रीमाता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + माता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: श्रीरूपा माता/श्रीसम्बद्धा माता

• तोषिता: was pleased
• तोषिता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष् (धातु) → तोषित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि (PPP); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; विशेषण/विधेय

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th case/vocative), एकवचन

• सर्वोपद्रवनाशनी: destroyer of all troubles
• सर्वोपद्रवनाशनी: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + उपद्रव (प्रातिपदिक) + नाशनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; विशेषण; सर्वेषाम् उपद्रवानाम् नाशनी (destroyer of all calamities)

Speaker

Purāṇic narrator (contextual; likely Sūta-style narration within Brāhma Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śrīmātā-sthāna in Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nṛpa (King)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A bright ārati before Devī: camphor flame, rows of lamps, heaps of flowers, sandalwood paste; devotees circle the light as Śrīmātā is praised as remover of calamities.

Characters & Entities

• Śrīmātā
• Nīrājana (Ārati)
• Kapūra (camphor)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverent worship culminates in divine satisfaction, and the Mother’s grace is portrayed as the sure removal of obstacles.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; the Mahātmya emphasis is on Śrīmātā’s power to end upadravas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performing nīrājana/ārati with camphor, lamps, flowers, and sandalwood as concluding upacāras.