Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

त्वं नः पाहि सुरेशान त्रयीमूर्ते सनातन । भवमूर्ते भवारे त्वं भजतामभयो भव

Transliteration

tvaṃ naḥ pāhi sureśāna trayīmūrte sanātana | bhavamūrte bhavāre tvaṃ bhajatāmabhayo bhava

Translation

ขอทรงคุ้มครองพวกข้าพระองค์เถิด โอ้สุเรศาน ผู้เป็นนิรันดร์ ผู้มีรูปเป็นไตรเวท โอ้ภวะ ผู้มีรูปเป็นภาวะและผู้ขจัดภพในสังสารวัฏ ขอทรงประทานความไร้ภัยแก่ผู้บูชาพระองค์

Word by Word

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• नः: to us
• नः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचनस्य बहुवचनस्य च रूपम् (Genitive/Dative enclitic); अत्र चतुर्थी (Dative) बहुवचनार्थे (to us)

• पाहि: protect
• पाहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुषः (2nd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• सुरेशान: O lord of the gods
• सुरेशान: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + ईशान (ईश् धातु, शानच्/कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सुराणाम् ईशानः = lord of gods)

• त्रयीमूर्ते: O embodiment of the three (Vedas)
• त्रयीमूर्ते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रयी (प्रातिपदिक) + मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (त्रय्याः मूर्तिः = embodiment of the triad/Vedas)

• सनातन: O eternal one
• सनातन: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• भवमूर्ते: O embodiment of Bhava
• भवमूर्ते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक) + मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भवस्य मूर्तिः = embodiment of Bhava/Śiva)

• भवारे: O foe of worldly existence
• भवारे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक) + अरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भवस्य अरिः = enemy of worldly existence / destroyer of saṃsāra)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• भजताम्: of those who worship
• भजताम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथम-पुरुषः (3rd person), बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्; शतृ-प्रयोगार्थे षष्ठी-सम्बन्धः (of those who worship)

• अभयः: fearless; giver of fearlessness
• अभयः: Predicate/समानााधिकरण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (predicate adjective)

• भव: be (become)
• भव: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Nārada

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (Narmadā)

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A supplicant prays to Śiva as Lord of gods and embodiment of the Vedas; the atmosphere is protective—Śiva’s abhaya-mudrā, with subtle Vedic symbolism (threefold light or three scrolls) and the river’s calm flow.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Sureśāna
• Bhava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion to Śiva grants protection and inner fearlessness, rooted in his Vedic and eternal nature.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā Khaṇḍa context implies the Narmadā sacred region, but this verse emphasizes refuge in Śiva rather than a named location.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bhajana (worship/devotional practice) is indicated as the means by which fearlessness is obtained.