Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 93

Devanagari script

नामोच्चारणमात्रेण जप्त्वा मंत्रमजामिलः । पश्चात्तापसमायुक्तस्त्ववाप परमां गतिम्

Transliteration

nāmoccāraṇamātreṇa japtvā maṃtramajāmilaḥ | paścāttāpasamāyuktastvavāpa paramāṃ gatim

Translation

محض نام کے تلفّظ سے ہی اجامل نے منتر کا جپ کیا؛ پھر ندامت سے بھر کر اس نے اعلیٰ ترین حالت (پرَم گتی) پا لی۔

Word by Word

• नाम: name
• नाम: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter, nominative/accusative singular; in compound)

• उच्चारण: utterance/pronunciation
• उच्चारण: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uccāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक; √car/चर् + ut-; भाववाचक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter nom/acc sg; in compound)

• मात्रेण: by mere measure/only
• मात्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन (instrumental singular)

• जप्त्वा: having recited
• जप्त्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jap (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), ‘having muttered/recited’

• मन्त्रम्: mantra
• मन्त्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (masculine accusative singular)

• अजामिलः: Ajāmila
• अजामिलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ajāmila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine nominative singular)

• पश्चात्ताप: repentance
• पश्चात्ताप: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paścāttāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (masc nom/acc sg; in compound)

• समायुक्तः: endowed/associated (with)
• समायुक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samāyukta (प्रातिपदिक; √yuj/युज् + सम्-आ-; क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (masc nom sg; past participle)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; contrast/emphasis)

• अवाप: attained
• अवाप: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-√āp (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (perfect, 3rd sg)

• परमाम्: supreme
• परमाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (feminine accusative singular)

• गतिम्: state/goal
• गतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (feminine accusative singular)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa; likely a Purāṇic narrator/teacher addressing a listener)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A woman (addressed in nearby verses)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Ajāmila, shaken by remorse, utters the divine Name; the atmosphere suggests a turning-point from sin to surrender, with unseen divine protection implied.

Characters & Entities

• Ajāmila

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even a single sincere utterance of the divine Name, followed by genuine repentance, can become a cause for liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; the emphasis is on nāma-japa and inner transformation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Nāma-ucchāraṇa (uttering the divine Name) and the inner discipline of paścāttāpa (repentance).