Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 86

Devanagari script

अविक्रियमसंगं च परिशुद्धं सनातनम् । आकाशादिप्रपंचानां साक्षिभूतं परामृतम्

Transliteration

avikriyamasaṃgaṃ ca pariśuddhaṃ sanātanam | ākāśādiprapaṃcānāṃ sākṣibhūtaṃ parāmṛtam

Translation

آپ بے تغیّر، بے تعلق، نہایت پاک اور ازلی ہیں؛ آکاش سے آغاز ہونے والے پھیلاؤ کے آپ گواہ ہیں، اور آپ ہی امرت—لاموتی کا اعلیٰ ترین رس ہیں۔

Word by Word

• अविक्रियम्: unchanging
• अविक्रियम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-विक्रिय (प्रातिपदिक; अ + विक्रिय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• असङ्गम्: unattached
• असङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-सङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक; अ + सङ्ग)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• परिशुद्धम्: perfectly pure
• परिशुद्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक; परि + शुद्ध)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• सनातनम्: eternal
• सनातनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• आकाशादिप्रपञ्चानाम्: of the cosmos beginning with space (ākāśa)
• आकाशादिप्रपञ्चानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आकाश-आदि-प्रपञ्च (प्रातिपदिक; आकाश + आदि + प्रपञ्च)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• साक्षिभूतम्: being the witness
• साक्षिभूतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साक्षि-भूत (प्रातिपदिक; साक्षि + भूत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• परामृतम्: supreme nectar/immortality
• परामृतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर-अमृत (प्रातिपदिक; पर + अमृत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

All Devas (continuation of the stuti)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmeśvara (Setu)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śiva as Rāmeśvara

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic tableau overlays the shrine: ether, air, fire, water, earth appear as translucent concentric spheres around the liṅga, while the deity remains still and luminous as the witness; devas chant softly.

Characters & Entities

• Rāmeśvara (Śiva)
• Ākāśa (ether/space)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord of Rāmeśvara is the pure witness beyond change; remembering him leads the devotee toward immortality (amṛtatva).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rāmeśvara in the Setu region (Setubandha/Rāmeśvaram).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the verse supports meditative worship on Śiva as the cosmic witness.