Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

एवं ये ते विराड्रूपं संस्मरंत उपासते । जन्मबन्धविनिर्मुक्ता यांति त्वां परमं पदम्

Transliteration

evaṃ ye te virāḍrūpaṃ saṃsmaraṃta upāsate | janmabandhavinirmuktā yāṃti tvāṃ paramaṃ padam

Translation

ਜੋ ਇਸ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਰ ਤੇਰੇ ਵਿਸ਼ਵ-ਰੂਪ (ਵਿਰਾਟ) ਨੂੰ ਯਾਦ ਕਰਕੇ ਭਗਤੀ ਨਾਲ ਉਪਾਸਨਾ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ, ਉਹ ਜਨਮ-ਜਨਮ ਦੇ ਬੰਧਨ ਤੋਂ ਮੁਕਤ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਤੇਰੇ ਪਰਮ ਪਦ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ।

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक अव्यय (adverb: thus)

• ye: those who
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; निर्देशवाचक सर्वनाम (correlative)

• virāṭ-rūpam: the Virāṭ form (cosmic form)
• virāṭ-rūpam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: virāṭ (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; समासः—विराजः/विराट्-सम्बन्धि रूपम् (तत्पुरुष)

• saṃsmarantaḥ: remembering
• saṃsmarantaḥ: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—शतृ (present active participle), परस्मैपद-भाव, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; उपसर्गः—सम्

• upāsate: they worship
• upāsate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ās (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; उपसर्गः—उप

• janma-bandha-vinirmuktāḥ: freed from the bondage of birth
• janma-bandha-vinirmuktāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: janman (प्रातिपदिक) + bandha (प्रातिपदिक) + vinirmukta (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; समासः—जन्मबन्धात् विनिर्मुक्ताः (पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुष; ‘vinirmukta’ = क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)

• yānti: they go/attain
• yānti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• paramam: supreme
• paramam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• padam: abode/state
• padam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

Speaker

Devas (continuing the hymn/praise)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotees seated in meditation before the Virāṭ form; a subtle chain breaking (symbol of janma-bandha) and a radiant path rising to a formless supreme light/abode behind the deity.

Characters & Entities

• Virāṭ-rūpa
• Parama-pada

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Cosmic-form meditation and devotion (upāsanā) purify the soul and lead toward liberation and the supreme goal.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is named; the verse emphasizes spiritual practice (smaraṇa and upāsanā) rather than a pilgrimage location.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Upāsanā through saṃsmaraṇa—regular remembrance/meditation on the Divine’s Virāṭ form.