Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

मोहनाय रिपूणां च यो जपेद्विष्णुसंहिताम् । तस्य मोहाभिभूतास्ते जायंते रिपवो ध्रुवम्

Transliteration

mohanāya ripūṇāṃ ca yo japedviṣṇusaṃhitām | tasya mohābhibhūtāste jāyaṃte ripavo dhruvam

Translation

Sesiapa yang membaca “Viṣṇu-saṁhitā” untuk memperdaya musuh—maka musuh-musuhnya pasti ditundukkan oleh kebingungan dan khayal.

Word by Word

• मोहनाय: for delusion/infatuation
• मोहनाय: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोहन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे चतुर्थी

• रिपूणाम्: of enemies
• रिपूणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रिपु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक-सर्वनाम

• जपेत्: should recite
• जपेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विष्णुसंहिताम्: the Viṣṇu-saṃhitā (text/mantra collection)
• विष्णुसंहिताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः: विष्णोः संहिता (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• मोहाभिभूताः: overcome by delusion
• मोहाभिभूताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मोह (प्रातिपदिक) + अभि + भू (धातु)
• Form: भूत (क्त) कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः: मोहेन अभिभूत (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

• ते: those
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• जायन्ते: are born/come to be
• जायन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• रिपवः: enemies
• रिपवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रिपु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ध्रुवम्: certainly
• ध्रुवम्: Avyaya (Adverbial/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक (adverb of certainty)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee recites a Viṣṇu-saṃhitā text before a Viṣṇu shrine; enemies nearby appear dazed, their weapons lowered, eyes clouded as if under a veil of illusion.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu-saṁhitā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It emphasizes faith-filled japa as a dharmic means through which adverse forces lose their power by becoming mentally confounded.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya and points to a local mantra-siddhi ‘pīṭha’ (tīrtha-seat), though the exact site-name is not stated in this single verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Japa (repetition) of the Viṣṇu-saṁhitā with the intent of ‘mohana’ (bewildering hostile forces).