Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मादीनां च नेतारं शरणागतवत्सलम् । चक्रहस्तं विना मेद्य कोन्यः शर्म्मप्रदो भवेत्

Transliteration

brahmādīnāṃ ca netāraṃ śaraṇāgatavatsalam | cakrahastaṃ vinā medya konyaḥ śarmmaprado bhavet

Translation

“Kung wala ang Pinuno maging nina Brahmā at ng iba pang mga diyos, ang mahabagin sa mga lumalapit upang magkanlong; kung wala ang Panginoong may hawak ng cakra, sino pa ang makapagkakaloob sa akin ng kapayapaan at kagalingan?”

Word by Word

• brahma-ādīnām: of Brahmā and others
• brahma-ādīnām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (ब्रह्मन् प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (आदि प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; (ब्रह्मादयः)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्ययम्

• netāram: leader
• netāram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: netṛ (नेतृ प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• śaraṇa-āgata-vatsalam: loving to those who seek refuge
• śaraṇa-āgata-vatsalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śaraṇa (शरण प्रातिपदिक) + āgata (आ√गम्, क्त; कृदन्त) + vatsala (वत्सल प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (affectionate to those who have sought refuge)

• cakra-hastam: the discus-handed one
• cakra-hastam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra (चक्र प्रातिपदिक) + hasta (हस्त प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; बहुव्रीहिः (one whose hand holds a discus)

• vinā: without
• vinā: Apadana (Separation/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vinā (अव्यय)
• Form: वियोगार्थक-अव्ययम् (without)

• me: for me/of me
• me: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• adya: today/now
• adya: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (today/now)

• kaḥ: who
• kaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (किम् सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; प्रश्नवाचक

• anyaḥ: other
• anyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (अन्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• śarma-pradaḥ: giver of peace/protection
• śarma-pradaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śarman (शर्मन्/शर्म प्रातिपदिक) + prada (प्रद प्रातिपदिक; √दा)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (giver of comfort/protection)

• bhavet: could be/would be
• bhavet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating the sage’s devotional resolve (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotional tableau: the sage bows mentally to the chakra-bearing Lord, envisioned as the sovereign above Brahmā and the devas, radiating peace to those who seek refuge.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Cakrahasta (Viṣṇu)
• Śaraṇāgata-vatsala (epithet of Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) in the Lord is portrayed as the highest security; divine grace is the true source of peace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Within Dvārakā-māhātmya, the theology supports the sanctity of Dvārakā and its Viṣṇu-associated tīrthas such as Cakratīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed in this verse; it emphasizes devotional refuge.