Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

श्रीहनुमानुवाच । ब्रह्मरक्षोवधाज्जाता मम हत्या महेश्वर । न पापोऽहं भवेदेव युष्मत्सम्भाषणे क्षणात्

Transliteration

śrīhanumānuvāca | brahmarakṣovadhājjātā mama hatyā maheśvara | na pāpo'haṃ bhavedeva yuṣmatsambhāṣaṇe kṣaṇāt

Translation

ศรีหนุมานทูลว่า “ข้าแต่มเหศวร ด้วยการสังหารพรหมรากษส บาปแห่งการฆ่าได้บังเกิดแก่ข้าพเจ้า ข้าแต่พระผู้เป็นเจ้า ขออย่าให้ข้าพเจ้ายังคงเป็นคนบาปแม้ชั่วขณะ หลังได้สนทนากับพระองค์”

Word by Word

• श्री: revered/auspicious (honorific)
• श्री: Discourse marker (आदर)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय-उपपद)
• Form: अव्ययम्; आदरसूचक-उपपद (honorific prefix)

• हनुमान्: Hanumān
• हनुमान्: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनुमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• ब्रह्मरक्षोवधात्: from the killing of a brahmarākṣasa
• ब्रह्मरक्षोवधात्: Apadana (Cause/Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मरक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक) + वध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), पञ्चमी (ablative), एकवचनम्; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मरक्षसः वधः)

• जाता: arisen/produced
• जाता: Karta (Predicate qualifier/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जन् (धातु) + जात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्तः (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; 'arisen/produced'—'हत्या' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (genitive), एकवचनम्

• हत्या: sin of killing (homicide)
• हत्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हत्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• महेश्वर: O Maheśvara
• महेश्वर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचनम्; समासः—कर्मधारयः (महान् ईश्वरः)

• न: not
• न: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्ययम्

• पापः: sinful
• पापः: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; विधेय-विशेषणम्

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• भवेत्: would be/might become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• एव: indeed
• एव: Discourse particle (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अवधारणार्थक-निपातः (emphasis: indeed/just)

• युष्मत्सम्भाषणे: in (the act of) conversing with you
• युष्मत्सम्भाषणे: Adhikarana (Location/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + सम्भाषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), सप्तमी (locative), एकवचनम्; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (युष्मत्-सम्भाषणम् = your conversation)

• क्षणात्: from/within a moment
• क्षणात्: Apadana (Time-source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), पञ्चमी (ablative), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Hanūmān

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Hanūmān speaks candidly to Maheśvara: having slain a brahmarākṣasa, he fears the taint of killing and begs to be free of sin immediately through Shiva’s presence and words.

Characters & Entities

• Hanūmān
• Śiva (Maheśvara)
• Brahmarākṣasa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the mighty seek purification—acknowledging fault and turning to Śiva with sincerity is itself a path to cleansing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā Khaṇḍa setting implies Narmadā tīrthas as places where confession, darśana, and devotion lead to purification.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite is stated here; the verse highlights śaraṇāgati (seeking refuge) and the purifying power of dialogue/darśana with Śiva.