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Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । अक्षरत्रयसंयुक्तो मन्त्रोऽयं सकृदक्षरः । माघमासहितश्चायममाक्षोहेनश्चायममायो विश्वपावनः । विष्णुगम्यो विष्णु मध्यो मन्त्रत्रयसमन्वितः । तुरीयकलयाऽशेषब्रह्मांडगणसेवितः

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | akṣaratrayasaṃyukto mantro'yaṃ sakṛdakṣaraḥ | māghamāsahitaścāyamamākṣohenaścāyamamāyo viśvapāvanaḥ | viṣṇugamyo viṣṇu madhyo mantratrayasamanvitaḥ | turīyakalayā'śeṣabrahmāṃḍagaṇasevitaḥ

Translation

พระอีศวรตรัสว่า: มนตร์นี้ประกอบด้วยสามพยางค์ และเป็นเสียงอมตะไม่เสื่อมสูญที่เปล่งเพียงครั้งเดียวก็เป็นสิริมงคลยิ่งนัก เป็นมนตร์สัมพันธ์กับเดือนมาฆะ กว้างใหญ่หาประมาณมิได้ ปราศจากมายา และชำระโลกทั้งปวงให้บริสุทธิ์ นำผู้ปฏิบัติไปสู่พระวิษณุ มีพระวิษณุเป็นศูนย์กลาง และพร้อมด้วยมนตร์สามประการ ด้วยอานุภาพแห่งภาวะที่สี่ (ตุรียะ) เหล่าหมู่ในจักรวาลนับไม่ถ้วนล้วนบูชาเทิดทูน

Word by Word
ईश्वरःĪśvara (Lord Śiva)
ईश्वरः:
Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; ‘said’
अक्षरत्रयसंयुक्तःjoined with three syllables
अक्षरत्रयसंयुक्तः:
Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअक्षर (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘अक्षराणां त्रयम्’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः, तेन ‘संयुक्त’ (क्त) = ‘joined with three syllables’
मन्त्रःthe mantra
मन्त्रः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
अयम्this
अयम्:
Karta (Deictic/कर्ता-सूचक)
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम
सकृत्once
सकृत्:
Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसकृत् (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) = ‘once’
अक्षरःa single syllable / imperishable
अक्षरः:
Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअक्षर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘imperishable / syllabic’—here ‘one-syllabled’ as predicate
माघमासहितःassociated with the month of Māgha
माघमासहितः:
Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमाघ (प्रातिपदिक) + मास (प्रातिपदिक) + सहित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘माघमास’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः, ‘सहित’ (क्त) = ‘accompanied by/associated with’
चand
च:
Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)
अयम्this
अयम्:
Karta (Deictic/कर्ता-सूचक)
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
अमाक्षोहेनःunagitating/undisturbed (reading uncertain)
अमाक्षोहेनः:
Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअम (प्रातिपदिक) + अक्षोभ्य/अक्षोभ (प्रातिपदिक) + एन (प्रातिपदिक/प्रत्ययान्त)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पाठदोष/दुर्लभ-रूपः—समासरूपेण ‘अम-अक्षोभ्य-एन’ इव, अर्थतः ‘unagitated/undisturbing’ इति ग्रहणीयम्
चand
च:
Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)
अयम्this
अयम्:
Karta (Deictic/कर्ता-सूचक)
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
अमायःfree from deceit/illusion
अमायः:
Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअमाय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘without māyā/deceit; straightforward’
विश्वपावनःpurifier of the world
विश्वपावनः:
Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पावन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘विश्वस्य पावनः’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः
विष्णुगम्यःattainable by Viṣṇu / leading to Viṣṇu
विष्णुगम्यः:
Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootविष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + गम्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘विष्णुना गम्यः/विष्णोः गम्यः’ इति तत्पुरुषः; गम्-धातोः यत्-प्रत्यय (गम्य) = ‘attainable/approachable’
विष्णुViṣṇu
विष्णु:
Sambandha (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
TypeNoun
Rootविष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासाङ्गत्वेन ‘विष्णु-मध्यः’ इत्यत्र पूर्वपदम्
मध्यःhaving (Viṣṇu) in the middle / centered on Viṣṇu
मध्यः:
Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘middle/centered’—समासे उत्तरपदम्
मन्त्रत्रयसमन्वितःendowed with a triad of mantras
मन्त्रत्रयसमन्वितः:
Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘मन्त्राणां त्रयम्’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः, ‘समन्वित’ (क्त) = ‘endowed with three mantras’
तुरीयकलयाby/with the fourth (transcendent) portion
तुरीयकलया:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootतुरीय (प्रातिपदिक) + कला (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘तुरीयस्य कला’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः
अशेषब्रह्माण्डगणसेवितःserved by hosts from all universes
अशेषब्रह्माण्डगणसेवितः:
Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअशेष (प्रातिपदिक) + ब्रह्माण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक) + सेवित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘अशेष-ब्रह्माण्ड-गण’ इति बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः, ‘सेवित’ (क्त) = ‘served/worshipped by’
Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Īśvara as teacher revealing a radiant mantra-form: three syllables shining like three flames, Viṣṇu enthroned at the center of a mandala, and above them the turīya as a pure white orb; countless brahmāṇḍas as miniature cosmic eggs offering worship.

Characters & Entities
Ś
Śiva (Īśvara)
M
Māgha-māsa
V
Viṣṇu
T
turīya

FAQs

Mantra is portrayed as a universal purifier and a bridge across sectarian boundaries—centered in ultimate consciousness (turīya).

No single named tīrtha is specified in this verse; it functions as mantra-mahātmya within the broader tīrtha discourse.

Mantra-japa/recitation (even once, per the verse’s emphasis) especially connected with Māgha-māsa, supported by higher-state (turīya) contemplation.

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