Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

निर्जनत्वं ममाद्य त्वमुद्धरस्व महामते । लोहासुरभयाद्राम विप्राः सर्वे दिशो दश

Transliteration

nirjanatvaṃ mamādya tvamuddharasva mahāmate | lohāsurabhayādrāma viprāḥ sarve diśo daśa

Translation

Wahai yang berfikiran agung, selamatkanlah aku hari ini daripada keterasingan ini. Wahai Rāma, kerana takut akan Lohāsura, semua brāhmaṇa telah melarikan diri ke sepuluh penjuru.

Word by Word

• निर्जनत्वम्: desolation/emptiness (lack of people)
• निर्जनत्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्जनत्व (प्रातिपदिक; निर्जन + त्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Kala-adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (today/now)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• उद्धरस्व: lift up/rescue/remove
• उद्धरस्व: Kriya (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्√हृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), आत्मनेपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• महामते: O great-minded one
• महामते: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुँलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः: महती मतिः यस्य

• लोहासुरभयात्: from fear of Lohāsura
• लोहासुरभयात्: Apadana (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोहासुर + भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: लोहासुरस्य भयम्

• राम: O Rāma
• राम: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुँलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• विप्राः: brāhmaṇas
• विप्राः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुँलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुँलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying विप्राः)

• दिशः: directions
• दिशः: Karma (Goal/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; गत्यर्थे (object of motion)

• दश: ten
• दश: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्या-शब्दः; दिशः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम् (ten)

Speaker

Dharmāraṇya-kṣetra Adhidevatā (the presiding deity of Dharmāraṇya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The kṣetra-devatā urgently implores Rāma to rescue the deserted Dharmāraṇya; the ten directions are shown as paths of fleeing brāhmaṇas, with the looming threat of Lohāsura.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lohāsura
• Viprāḥ (Brāhmaṇas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When adharma (asuric threat) prevails, pilgrimage and Vedic life decline; dharmic power is sought to restore safety.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya-kṣetra, depicted as deserted due to the terror of Lohāsura.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the focus is on protection enabling rites and settlement to return.