Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

भयं च तेषां न भवेत्कदाचित्पठन्ति ये तात इदं द्विजाग्र्याः । सङ्ग्रामचौराग्निवने तथाब्धौ तेषां शिवस्त्राति न संशयोऽत्र

Transliteration

bhayaṃ ca teṣāṃ na bhavetkadācitpaṭhanti ye tāta idaṃ dvijāgryāḥ | saṅgrāmacaurāgnivane tathābdhau teṣāṃ śivastrāti na saṃśayo'tra

Translation

ହେ ତାତ! ଯେ ଦ୍ୱିଜଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠମାନେ ଏହି ପାଠ ପଢ଼ନ୍ତି, ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ କେବେ ଭୟ ହୁଏ ନାହିଁ। ଯୁଦ୍ଧରେ, ଚୋରମଧ୍ୟରେ, ଅଗ୍ନିରେ, ବନରେ ଓ ସମୁଦ୍ରରେ ମଧ୍ୟ—ଶିବ ତାଙ୍କୁ ରକ୍ଷା କରନ୍ତି; ଏଥିରେ ସନ୍ଦେହ ନାହିଁ।

Word by Word

• bhayam: fear
• bhayam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• bhavet: would be / may occur
• bhavet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• kadācit: ever / at any time
• kadācit: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kadācit (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• paṭhanti: they recite/read
• paṭhanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: paṭh (पठ् धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ye: who
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• tāta: O dear (father/son)
• tāta: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• dvijāgryāḥ: foremost among the twice-born (Brahmins)
• dvijāgryāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija + agrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (dvijānām agryāḥ)

• saṅgrāma: in battle
• saṅgrāma: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṅgrāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular) (समासपूर्वपद-निर्देश)

• caura: among thieves / in (danger from) thieves
• caura: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular) (समासपूर्वपद-निर्देश)

• agni-vane: in a forest-fire / in a burning forest
• agni-vane: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni + vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (agner vanam)

• tathā: also / likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/उपमानार्थक अव्यय (also/likewise)

• abdhau: in the ocean
• abdhau: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abdhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• śivaḥ: Śiva
• śivaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• trāti: protects
• trāti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: trā (त्रा धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• na: no / not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• atra: here / in this matter
• atra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: river

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: ‘tāta’ addressed to a dear interlocutor (contextual listener within Revākhaṇḍa narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A learned dvija recites a palm-leaf text while dangers loom—battlefield, thieves, wildfire, dense forest, and a stormy sea—yet an unseen Śiva-shield surrounds him, calming the chaos.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Regular recitation anchored in faith invokes Śiva’s protective grace across worldly dangers.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tirtha is named; the verse belongs to the Revā-khaṇḍa milieu and emphasizes the stotra’s protective power.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pāṭha (recitation) of the hymn is prescribed as the means to gain protection.