Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

सर्वावस्थासु सर्वत्र पाहि मां रघुनंदन । महिमानं तव स्तोतुं कः समर्थो जगत्त्रये

Transliteration

sarvāvasthāsu sarvatra pāhi māṃ raghunaṃdana | mahimānaṃ tava stotuṃ kaḥ samartho jagattraye

Translation

โอ้รฆุนันทนะ ในทุกสภาวะและทุกแห่งหน โปรดคุ้มครองข้าพเจ้า ใครเล่าในไตรโลกจะสามารถสรรเสริญพระมหิมาของพระองค์ได้ครบถ้วน

Word by Word

• सर्वावस्थासु: in all states/conditions
• सर्वावस्थासु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + अवस्था (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7/अधिकरण), बहुवचन; समासः—सर्वाः अवस्थाः (कर्मधारय)

• सर्वत्र: everywhere
• सर्वत्र: Desha-adhikarana (Place adjunct/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place: everywhere)

• पाहि: protect
• पाहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; धातुः—पा (रक्षणे)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• रघुनन्दन: O descendant/son of Raghu
• रघुनन्दन: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रघु + नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; समासः—रघोः नन्दनः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• महिमानम्: greatness, glory
• महिमानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• स्तोतुम्: to praise
• स्तोतुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु) → स्तोतुम् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-रूप (infinitive), धातुः—स्तु (स्तुतौ)

• कः: who?
• कः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/कर्ता), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम

• समर्थः: capable
• समर्थः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/कर्ता-विशेषण), एकवचन

• जगत्त्रये: in the three worlds
• जगत्त्रये: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7/अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—त्रीणि जगन्ति (द्विगु)

Speaker

Hanumān (Vāyuputra), offering stuti

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/śrotṛ-gaṇa (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Hanumān declares Rāma’s greatness beyond praise, asking protection everywhere; Rāma serene, compassionate; cosmic suggestion of ‘three worlds’ subtly indicated.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (Raghunandana)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine glory is limitless; the devotee’s role is humble praise and constant reliance on the Lord’s protection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu/Rāmeśvaram, where the Lord’s boundless mahimā is celebrated as part of the tīrtha’s greatness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicit; continuous remembrance and praise are implied.