Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

अनेकोर्मिसमाधूतसमुद्रमदहारिणे । मैथिलीमानसां भोजभानवे लोकसाक्षिणे

Transliteration

anekormisamādhūtasamudramadahāriṇe | maithilīmānasāṃ bhojabhānave lokasākṣiṇe

Translation

Sembah sujud kepada-Nya yang menghapus keangkuhan samudera walau digoncang ombak yang tidak terbilang; kepada-Nya laksana suria yang mengembangkan teratai hati Maithilī; kepada Saksi segala alam.

Word by Word

• अनेक: many
• अनेक: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषसमासपूर्वपदत्वेन अव्यक्त-विभक्तिकम् (in compound: adjectival stem)

• ऊर्मि: wave
• ऊर्मि: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊर्मि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषसमासपूर्वपदत्वेन अव्यक्त-विभक्तिकम् (in compound: stem)

• समाधूत: agitated, shaken
• समाधूत: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + धू (धातु) → समाधूत (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषणम्; समासे पूर्वपदत्वेन (shaken/agitated)

• समुद्र: ocean
• समुद्र: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषसमासपूर्वपदत्वेन अव्यक्त-विभक्तिकम् (in compound: stem)

• मद: pride, intoxication
• मद: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषसमासपूर्वपदत्वेन अव्यक्त-विभक्तिकम् (in compound: stem)

• हारिणे: to the remover
• हारिणे: Sampradāna (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृ (धातु) → हारिन् (कृदन्त, णिनि-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचनम्; ‘हारिन्’ = हरति इति (one who removes)

• मैथिली: Sītā (Maithilī)
• मैथिली: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मैथिली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषसमासपूर्वपदत्वेन अव्यक्त-विभक्तिकम् (in compound: stem)

• मानसाम्: of (the) hearts/minds
• मानसाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचनम्; (of the minds/hearts)

• भोज: king Bhoja / Bhoja (lord)
• भोज: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषसमासपूर्वपदत्वेन अव्यक्त-विभक्तिकम् (in compound: stem)

• भानवे: to the sun (radiant one)
• भानवे: Sampradāna (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भानु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचनम्; (to the sun)

• लोक: world
• लोक: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषसमासपूर्वपदत्वेन अव्यक्त-विभक्तिकम् (in compound: stem)

• साक्षिणे: to the witness
• साक्षिणे: Sampradāna (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साक्षिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचनम्; (to the witness)

Speaker

Hanumān (Vāyuputra), offering stuti

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra / Rāma-setu

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer audience (ṛṣis/saints/kings depending on recension)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotional tableau: Rāma as the cosmic witness, serene yet commanding, with the roaring ocean calmed beneath countless waves; Sītā’s lotus-like heart blooming in radiant remembrance; the horizon suggesting Setu as a sacred threshold.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (implied)
• Sītā (Maithilī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True refuge lies in the Lord who subdues even nature’s pride and remains the inner Witness of all beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu/Rāmeśvaram—the sacred bridge-region where the ocean is central to the narrative and its māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct rite is prescribed here; it functions as a stuti suitable for japa and remembrance at Setu.