Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 79

Devanagari script

प्रयाणकाले पठतो न् भीतिरुपजायते । एतत्स्तोत्रस्य पठनाद्भूतवेतालकादयः

Transliteration

prayāṇakāle paṭhato n bhītirupajāyate | etatstotrasya paṭhanādbhūtavetālakādayaḥ

Translation

Sesiapa yang membacanya pada saat hampir berangkat dari dunia (wafat), tiadalah timbul rasa takut. Dengan bacaan stotra ini, makhluk seperti bhūta dan vetāla serta seumpamanya tersingkir.

Word by Word

• प्रयाणकाले: at the time of departure
• प्रयाणकाले: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयाण-काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (प्रयाणस्य कालः)

• पठतः: of (one) reciting
• पठतः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (पठतः = of one who recites)

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negative particle)

• भीतिः: fear
• भीतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• उपजायते: arises
• उपजायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-√जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• एतत्: of this
• एतत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (स्तोत्रस्य)

• स्तोत्रस्य: of the hymn
• स्तोत्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• पठनात्: from recitation
• पठनात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Ablative/हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पठन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; हेतौ/कारणे (ablative of cause)

• भूतवेतालकादयः: ghosts, vetālas, and the like
• भूतवेतालकादयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत + वेताल + क (प्रातिपदिक); आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; समासः (भूतवेतालकाः) तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-प्रायः; 'आदयः' = आदि-शब्दः (and others)

Speaker

Sūta (continuing the phalaśruti from v.78)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra / Setubandha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and other ṛṣis (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee at the threshold of death recites a hymn; shadowy bhūtas and vetālas recoil as a protective aura forms, with Setu’s sea-horizon and a distant bridge-like causeway implied.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Bhūta
• Vetāla

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred remembrance at life’s final threshold dispels fear; devotion functions as spiritual protection and steadiness of mind.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The promise is delivered within Setukhaṇḍa’s Setu/Rāmeśvaram-centered Māhātmya, where recitation and pilgrimage are treated as highly meritorious.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Recitation of the stotra at the time of ‘prayāṇa’ (departure/death) is recommended for fearlessness and protection.