Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

विहाय सकलान्धर्मान्सकलागमनिश्चितान् । शिवमेकं भजेद्यस्तु मुच्यते सर्वबन्धनात्

Transliteration

vihāya sakalāndharmānsakalāgamaniścitān | śivamekaṃ bhajedyastu mucyate sarvabandhanāt

Translation

تمام آگموں سے مقرر کیے گئے سب (دیگر) دھرموں کو چھوڑ کر جو صرف شِو کی بھکتی کرتا ہے، وہ ہر بندھن سے آزاد ہو جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• विहाय: having abandoned
• विहाय: Kriya (Gerundial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि√हा (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त-अव्यय (gerund): 'having abandoned'

• सकलान्: all
• सकलान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; adjective qualifying 'धर्मान्': 'all'

• धर्मान्: duties
• धर्मान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; 'duties/religious practices'

• सकल: all
• सकल: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; adjective qualifying 'निश्चितान्': 'all'

• आगम: scriptural (traditions)
• आगम: Sambandha (Compound-member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, (समासपूर्वपद) 'scriptures/traditions'

• निश्चितान्: prescribed/determined
• निश्चितान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि√शि (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; 'determined/laid down' (by āgamas)

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; object of 'भजेत्'

• एकम्: alone
• एकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; adjective to 'शिवम्': 'one/alone'

• भजेत्: should worship
• भजेत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; 'should worship/serve'

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; relative pronoun: 'who'

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोधार्थक-अव्यय (particle): 'but/indeed'

• मुच्यते: is freed
• मुच्यते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive): 'is released'

• सर्व: from all
• सर्व: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; adjective to 'बन्धनात्': 'from all'

• बन्धनात्: from bondage
• बन्धनात्: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ablative: 'from bondage'

Speaker

Sūta

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A seeker stands at a crossroads of many ritual paths and scrolls labeled ‘āgama’; turning away, he walks toward a luminous Śiva-liṅga or Śiva as the sole refuge; chains fall away from his wrists and ankles.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Āgamas
• Sūta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Single-pointed devotion to Śiva is portrayed as a direct means to freedom from bondage.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

No place is named; the verse emphasizes sādhana (practice) rather than geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bhajana/upāsanā of Śiva alone (exclusive devotion) is prescribed as liberative.