Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 103

Devanagari script

य एनां प्रणमेन्मर्त्यः सर्वारिष्टैर्विमुच्यते

Transliteration

ya enāṃ praṇamenmartyaḥ sarvāriṣṭairvimucyate

Translation

جو کوئی فانی انسان اس دیوی کو عقیدت سے پرنام کرے، وہ ہر طرح کی نحوست اور آفتوں سے رہائی پاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• yaḥ: who (he who)
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधकः सापेक्ष-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• enām: her
• enām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• praṇamet: should bow (to)
• praṇamet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√nam (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘प्रणमेत्’ = should bow

• martyaḥ: a mortal man
• martyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: martya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• sarva-ariṣṭaiḥ: from all calamities
• sarva-ariṣṭaiḥ: Apadana/Hetu (Cause/Separation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + ariṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; ‘सर्वारिष्टैः’ = सर्वाणि अरिष्टानि (all misfortunes)

• vimucyate: is released/freed
• vimucyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√muc (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोगः (passive) = is freed

Speaker

Narrator (contextual continuation of the chapter’s discourse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim approaches a sanctified Devī presence at a tīrtha-sthāna and bows with folded hands; subtle aura dispels dark omens—broken chains, fading shadowy afflictions—signifying ariṣṭa-nāśa.

Characters & Entities

• Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Humility and surrender (praṇāma) to the Divine Mother is presented as a direct path to protection and release from adversity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is devotional and not tied to a named tīrtha in its wording.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Praṇāma/namaskāra—bowing or prostration to the Goddess.