Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मलोकात्समानीता मयाराध्यात्र भारत । नामकीर्तनमप्यस्या दुष्टानां घातनं विदुः

Transliteration

brahmalokātsamānītā mayārādhyātra bhārata | nāmakīrtanamapyasyā duṣṭānāṃ ghātanaṃ viduḥ

Translation

Wahai Bhārata, baginda telah dibawa dari Brahmaloka dan aku memujanya di sini. Mereka mengetahui bahawa bahkan melagukan nama baginda pun menjadi kebinasaan orang durjana.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मलोकात्: from Brahmaloka
• ब्रह्मलोकात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Ablative singular (from Brahmaloka)

• समानीता: brought
• समानीता: Samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-नी (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'brought'

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr-karana (Agent-instrument/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular (by me)

• आराध्य: having propitiated
• आराध्य: Kriya (Non-finite action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-राध् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (क्त्वार्थ), Absolutive: having propitiated

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय; adverb 'here'

• भारत: O Bhārata
• भारत: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Vocative singular (O Bhārata)

• नाम-कीर्तनम्: name-chanting
• नाम-कीर्तनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक) + कीर्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nom./Acc. singular (chanting of the name)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/सम्भावना-अव्यय; particle 'also/even'

• अस्याः: of her
• अस्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular (of her)

• दुष्टानाम्: of the wicked
• दुष्टानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Genitive plural (of the wicked)

• घातनम्: slaying
• घातनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घातन (प्रातिपदिक; from √हन्/घात)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nom./Acc. singular (slaying/destruction)

• विदुः: they know
• विदुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परिपूर्ण/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; Perfect: they know/they have known

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced; vocative 'bhārata' preserved as epic-style address within narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ekavīrā-sthāna (installed from Brahmaloka)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhārata / Pāṇḍava addressee (as per vocative)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage/heroic narrator addresses ‘Bhārata’; Ekavīrā’s icon is ceremonially brought down from a celestial realm and installed; devotees chant her name, and shadowy wicked forces dissolve.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmaloka
• Ekavīrā (context)
• The wicked (duṣṭa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Goddess’s grace is so potent that even nāma-kīrtana (name-chanting) functions as a force of protection and moral purification, subduing wickedness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse implies a local place of worship where the speaker has established/adores the Goddess; the explicit place-name is not provided in this snippet.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Nāma-kīrtana—chanting the Goddess’s name—is praised as efficacious, alongside ongoing ārādhana (propitiation).