Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

अग्रणीः शिवभक्तानामुक्तस्त्वं हि महर्षिभिः । त्वां विनास्य परित्राणं न मेपुत्रस्य विद्यते

Transliteration

agraṇīḥ śivabhaktānāmuktastvaṃ hi maharṣibhiḥ | tvāṃ vināsya paritrāṇaṃ na meputrasya vidyate

Translation

Para maharishi telah mengisytiharkan engkau sebagai yang terunggul dalam kalangan bhakta Śiva. Tanpamu, tiadalah perlindungan bagi anak lelakiku.

Word by Word

• अग्रणीः: leader, foremost one
• अग्रणीः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्रणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• शिवभक्तानाम्: of Shiva-devotees
• शिवभक्तानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-भक्त (प्रातिपदिक; शिव + भक्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• उक्तः: (you are) said/called
• उक्तः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) → उक्त (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (predicative to त्वम्)

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

• हि: indeed, surely
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• महर्षिभिः: by the great sages
• महर्षिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• विना: without
• विना: Sambandha (Exclusion relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश-अव्यय (prepositional indeclinable)

• अस्य: of this (one)
• अस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• परित्राणम्: rescue, protection
• परित्राणम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परित्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; अत्र प्रथमा (as subject)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

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

• पुत्रस्य: of (my) son
• पुत्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• विद्यते: exists, is found
• विद्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु) (विद्-लभ् अर्थे/विद्) → विद्यते
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Brāhmaṇa (the father) speaking to Agastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu/Setubandha (Rāmeśvara-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (standard Skanda Purāṇa frame; not named in this verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A distressed father bows before a revered sage, praising him as foremost among Śiva’s devotees and pleading for protection for his son; the setting evokes a hermitage near a sacred coastal tīrtha.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Agastya
• maharṣis

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva-bhakti joined with saintly authority is presented as a supreme refuge, especially when worldly supports fail.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is directly praised in this verse; the Setu-khaṇḍa context broadly aligns with Setu/Rāmeśvara and Śaiva sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse underscores reliance upon a renowned Śiva-bhakta (Agastya) for deliverance.