Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

अथापरं सर्वपुराणगुह्यं निःशेषपापौघहरं पवित्रम् । जयप्रदं सर्वविपद्विमोचनं वक्ष्यामि शैवं कवचं हिताय ते

Transliteration

athāparaṃ sarvapurāṇaguhyaṃ niḥśeṣapāpaughaharaṃ pavitram | jayapradaṃ sarvavipadvimocanaṃ vakṣyāmi śaivaṃ kavacaṃ hitāya te

Translation

บัดนี้ยิ่งไปกว่านั้น เราจักกล่าวสอน “ศैวะกวจะ” บทคุ้มครองแห่งพระศิวะ—ความลับแห่งปุราณะทั้งปวง—อันบริสุทธิ์ ขจัดกระแสแห่งบาปทั้งสิ้น ประทานชัยชนะ และปลดเปลื้องจากวิบัติทุกประการ เพื่อประโยชน์แก่เจ้า

Word by Word

• अथ: now
• अथ: Discourse marker (वाक्यसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आरम्भ/अनन्तरबोधक (then/now)

• अपरम्: another
• अपरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying कवचम्)

• सर्व-पुराण-गुह्यम्: secret of all the Purāṇas
• सर्व-पुराण-गुह्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + पुराण + गुह्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां पुराणानां गुह्यम्)

• निःशेष-पाप-ओघ-हरम्: remover of the entire flood of sins
• निःशेष-पाप-ओघ-हरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निःशेष + पाप + ओघ + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (निःशेषः पापानाम् ओघः तं हरति)

• पवित्रम्: pure, purifying
• पवित्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पवित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• जय-प्रदम्: granting victory
• जय-प्रदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जय + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (जयम् प्रददाति)

• सर्व-विपद्-विमोचनम्: liberation from all calamities
• सर्व-विपद्-विमोचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + विपद् + विमोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सर्वासां विपदां विमोचनम्)

• वक्ष्यामि: I shall declare
• वक्ष्यामि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शैवम्: Śaiva (pertaining to Śiva)
• शैवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शैव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying कवचम्)

• कवचम्: armor (protective hymn)
• कवचम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कवच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• हिताय: for the welfare
• हिताय: Sampradana (Recipient/Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (for the benefit)

• ते: for you / of you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (Genitive/Dative), एकवचन; एन्क्लिटिक रूप (of/for you)

Speaker

Unknown (teacher figure; explicit speaker not shown in the snippet)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: te (disciple addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage about to transmit a secret Śaiva kavaca; luminous script or mantra-letters forming an ‘armor’ around a devotee; Śiva’s presence implied as protective aura.

Characters & Entities

• Śaiva Kavaca
• Purāṇas
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional protection is not mere fear-avoidance; the kavaca is presented as a purifying discipline that uproots sin and stabilizes victory through Śiva-centered remembrance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is on a universal protective recitation (kavaca).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The prescription is to learn/recite the Śaiva kavaca described as purifying, victory-giving, and calamity-removing.