Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

नास्य दीक्षा न होमश्च न संस्कारो न तर्पणम् । न कालो नोपदेशश्च सदा शुचिरयं मनुः

Transliteration

nāsya dīkṣā na homaśca na saṃskāro na tarpaṇam | na kālo nopadeśaśca sadā śucirayaṃ manuḥ

Translation

ଏହି ମନ୍ତ୍ର ପାଇଁ ଦୀକ୍ଷା ନାହିଁ, ହୋମ ନାହିଁ, ସଂସ୍କାର ନାହିଁ, ତର୍ପଣ ମଧ୍ୟ ନାହିଁ। ବିଶେଷ କାଳ ନୁହେଁ, ବିସ୍ତୃତ ଉପଦେଶ ମଧ୍ୟ ନୁହେଁ—ଏହି ମନ୍ତ୍ର ସଦା ପବିତ୍ର।

Word by Word

• na: not / no
• na: Sambandha (Discourse/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• asya: of him/this (of this one)
• asya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• dīkṣā: initiation
• dīkṣā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dīkṣā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Discourse/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• homaḥ: fire-offering
• homaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: homa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Discourse/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• saṃskāraḥ: rite/ceremony; purification
• saṃskāraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃskāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Discourse/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• tarpaṇam: libation/oblatory satisfaction (to ancestors/deities)
• tarpaṇam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tarpaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Discourse/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• kālaḥ: time (fixed time)
• kālaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Discourse/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• upadeśaḥ: instruction
• upadeśaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upadeśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• sadā: always
• sadā: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• śuciḥ: pure
• śuciḥ: Karta (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuci (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• ayam: this (one)
• ayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• manuḥ: Manu (the sage/lawgiver)
• manuḥ: Karta (Apposition/subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Brāhma Khaṇḍa framing)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A calm ascetic seated in simple posture, rosary in hand, with minimal ritual paraphernalia; a subtle aura around the syllables of the mantra indicating innate purity beyond time and rite.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The mantra’s sanctity is intrinsic; devotion and remembrance matter more than elaborate ritual prerequisites.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it establishes the mantra’s universal purity before listing sacred sites later.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It explicitly relaxes ritual requirements—no dīkṣā, homa, saṃskāra, tarpaṇa, or special timing is mandated.