Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 6.1.36.9 (Sanskrit text), including grammatical analysis, glossary and relevant print editions. The Skandapurana is one of the largest of the eighteen Mahapuranas, covering over 80,000 shlokas (verses). It is divided into seven large section each covering holy regions detailing their background and legends.

Verse 6.1.36.9

भूतप्रेतपिशाचादिरक्षार्थं तत्र मानवः ।
यो जपेद्वामदेव्यं च स स्याद्धि निरुपद्रवः ॥ ९ ॥

bhūtapretapiśācādirakṣārthaṃ tatra mānavaḥ |
yo japedvāmadevyaṃ ca sa syāddhi nirupadravaḥ || 9 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 6.1.36.9 is contained in the book The Skanda-Purana by G. V. Tagare. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (6.1.36.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhutapreta, Pishaca, Ksha, Artha, Tatra, Manava, Yah, Vamadevya, Syat, Sya, Nirupadrava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 6.1.36.9). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “bhūtapretapiśācādirakṣārthaṃ tatra mānavaḥ
  • bhūtapreta -
  • bhūtapreta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhūtapreta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • piśācād -
  • piśāca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ira -
  • ir (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kṣā -
  • kṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mānavaḥ -
  • mānava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “yo japedvāmadevyaṃ ca sa syāddhi nirupadravaḥ
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • japed -
  • jap (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • vāmadevyam -
  • vāmadevya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāmadevya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vāmadevyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • syāddh -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • nirupadravaḥ -
  • nirupadrava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 6.1.36.9

Cover of edition (2016)

Skanda Purana (Hindi Translation)
by S. N. Khandelwal (2016)

(Set of 10 Books) - Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office

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Cover of Bengali edition

Skanda Purana in Bengali
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)

স্কন্ধ পুরাণম: - (Set of 7 Volumes)

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Preview of verse 6.1.36.9 in Bengali sript:
ভূতপ্রেতপিশাচাদিরক্ষার্থং তত্র মানবঃ ।
যো জপেদ্বামদেব্যং চ স স্যাদ্ধি নিরুপদ্রবঃ ॥ ৯ ॥

Cover of edition (0)

Skanda Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)

ಶ್ರೀ ಸ್ಕಾಂದ ಮಹಾಪುರಣಂ: (Set of 25 Volumes)

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Preview of verse 6.1.36.9 in Kannada sript:
ಭೂತಪ್ರೇತಪಿಶಾಚಾದಿರಕ್ಷಾರ್ಥಂ ತತ್ರ ಮಾನವಃ ।
ಯೋ ಜಪೇದ್ವಾಮದೇವ್ಯಂ ಚ ಸ ಸ್ಯಾದ್ಧಿ ನಿರುಪದ್ರವಃ ॥ ೯ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Skanda Mahapurana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Ahemdabad (2017)

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 6.1.36.9 in Gujarati sript:
ભૂતપ્રેતપિશાચાદિરક્ષાર્થં તત્ર માનવઃ ।
યો જપેદ્વામદેવ્યં ચ સ સ્યાદ્ધિ નિરુપદ્રવઃ ॥ ૯ ॥

Cover of edition (2015)

Shri Skanda purana (Malayalam)
by M.P. Pillai kaniyanthara (2015)

(Condensed/Summary) - Devi Book Stall, Kodungallur

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Preview of verse 6.1.36.9 in Malayalam sript:
ഭൂതപ്രേതപിശാചാദിരക്ഷാര്ഥം തത്ര മാനവഃ ।
യോ ജപേദ്വാമദേവ്യം ച സ സ്യാദ്ധി നിരുപദ്രവഃ ॥ ൯ ॥

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