Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

गन्धर्वा ऊचुः । रामनाथ त्वमस्माकं भजतां भवसागरे । अपारे दुःखकल्लोले न त्वत्तोन्या गतिर्हि नः

Transliteration

gandharvā ūcuḥ | rāmanātha tvamasmākaṃ bhajatāṃ bhavasāgare | apāre duḥkhakallole na tvattonyā gatirhi naḥ

Translation

เหล่าคันธรรพ์กล่าวว่า: “โอ้ พระรามนาถะ พวกเราผู้บูชาพระองค์ท่ามกลางมหาสมุทรแห่งสังสารวัฏ—กว้างไกลไร้ฝั่งและปั่นป่วนด้วยคลื่นแห่งทุกข์—ย่อมไม่มีที่พึ่งอื่นใดนอกจากพระองค์.”

Word by Word

• गन्धर्वाः: the Gandharvas
• गन्धर्वाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• रामनाथ: O Rāmanātha
• रामनाथ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अस्माकम्: of us/our
• अस्माकम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• भजताम्: of (those) worshipping
• भजताम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त (Present active participle), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; पुंलिङ्ग/सर्वलिङ्ग-प्रयोग

• भवसागरे: in the ocean of worldly existence
• भवसागरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव + सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• अपारे: boundless
• अपारे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (भवसागरे)

• दुःखकल्लोले: (in which there are) waves of sorrow
• दुःखकल्लोले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख + कल्लोल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषणार्थ-समास (भवसागरे)

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• त्वत्तः: than you/from you
• त्वत्तः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• अन्या: another
• अन्या: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (गतिः)

• गतिः: refuge; way; deliverance
• गतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• नः: for us/of us
• नः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

Speaker

Gandharvas

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmanātha at Setu

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rāmanātha (Śiva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gandharvas in celestial attire hover above the sea near Setu, singing to Rāmanātha; the ocean’s waves mirror saṃsāra’s turmoil while a calm halo around the liṅga signifies refuge.

Characters & Entities

• Gandharvas
• Rāmanātha (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śaraṇāgati: in the turbulence of saṃsāra, the devotee recognizes the Lord alone as the true refuge.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rāmanātha of Setu (Rāmeśvaram/Setubandha), praised as the saving presence for beings caught in saṃsāra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bhajana (devotional worship) is the implied practice; no specific vow or rite is detailed.