Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 93

Devanagari script

नामोच्चारणमात्रेण जप्त्वा मंत्रमजामिलः । पश्चात्तापसमायुक्तस्त्ववाप परमां गतिम्

Transliteration

nāmoccāraṇamātreṇa japtvā maṃtramajāmilaḥ | paścāttāpasamāyuktastvavāpa paramāṃ gatim

Translation

仅凭称念圣名，阿阇弥罗便如同持诵真言；继而怀抱忏悔，得至无上境界。

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).