Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 66

Devanagari script

ऋणभारपरीतस्य दह्यमानस्य कर्मभिः । ग्रहैः प्रपीड्यमानस्य प्रसीद मम शंकर

Transliteration

ṛṇabhāraparītasya dahyamānasya karmabhiḥ | grahaiḥ prapīḍyamānasya prasīda mama śaṃkara

Translation

尚羯罗（Śaṅkara）啊，愿您垂怜于我——我被债务重担所压，被业行之果所灼，又受不利星辰之逼迫而苦。

Word by Word

• ṛṇa: debt
• ṛṇa: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समासपूर्वपद)

• bhāra: burden
• bhāra: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (समासपूर्वपद)

• parītasya: of one overwhelmed (by debt-burden)
• parītasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parīta (pari-√i/√et?; here ‘parīta’ = surrounded/overwhelmed; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; तत्पुरुषः—‘ऋणभारैः परीतस्य’ (overwhelmed by burden of debt)

• dahyamānasya: of one being burned/tormented
• dahyamānasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √dah (दह् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी एकवचन; वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि शानच्/शतृ-समकक्षः—‘दह्यमान’ (being burnt/tormented)

• karmabhiḥ: by deeds (karma)
• karmabhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया) बहुवचन

• grahaiḥ: by planets/seizers
• grahaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: graha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया बहुवचन

• prapīḍyamānasya: of one being greatly oppressed
• prapīḍyamānasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-√pīḍ (पीड् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी एकवचन; कर्मणि वर्तमानकाले ‘-yamāna’ (being severely oppressed)

• prasīda: be gracious
• prasīda: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√sad (सद् धातु)
• Form: लोट्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• mama: of me / my
• mama: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• śaṃkara: O Śaṅkara
• śaṃkara: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

Devotee/worshipper

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee surrounded by symbolic chains (debts), flames (karma burning), and shadowy planetary discs (grahas) prays to Śaṅkara; Śiva’s cool moonlight and Gaṅgā stream extinguish the flames and dissolve the chains.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Śaṅkara)
• Grahas (planets)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Karmic suffering and worldly pressures are met by seeking Śiva’s grace, which purifies karma and grants inner protection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific sacred site is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse implies graha-śānti through Śiva-bhakti and prayer, rather than prescribing a separate planetary rite.