Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 94

Devanagari script

नमो नमस्ते देवेश पद्मगर्भ सनातन । दामोदर जयानन्त रक्ष मां शरणागतम्

Transliteration

namo namaste deveśa padmagarbha sanātana | dāmodara jayānanta rakṣa māṃ śaraṇāgatam

Translation

سجودٌ بعد سجودٍ لك يا ربَّ الآلهة، يا أزليّ، يا ذا الرحمِ اللوتسيّ. يا دامودارا، يا أنانتا الظافر، احفظني أنا الذي أتيتُ مستجيرًا بك.

Word by Word

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayojana (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayojana (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्त-नमस्कार

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देव-ईश: O lord of gods
• देव-ईश: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानाम् ईशः)

• पद्म-गर्भ: O lotus-wombed one
• पद्म-गर्भ: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक) + गर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (पद्मे गर्भः/पद्मगर्भः)

• सनातन: O eternal one
• सनातन: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-एकवचन; विशेषण

• दामोदर: O Dāmodara
• दामोदर: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दामोदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-एकवचन; proper epithet

• जय-अनन्त: O infinitely victorious one
• जय-अनन्त: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक) + अनन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-एकवचन; कर्मधारय (जयः अनन्तः/अनन्तजयः—epithet)

• रक्ष: protect
• रक्ष: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √रक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शरण-आगतम्: one who has come for refuge
• शरण-आगतम्: Karman (Object/क्रियाग्राह्य-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शरण (प्रातिपदिक) + आगत (कृदन्त; आ + √गम् (धातु))
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त ‘आगत’; तत्पुरुष (शरणं आगतः)

Speaker

Unspecified in snippet (a Vaiṣṇava protective prayer within Revākhaṇḍa ritual context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha-maṇḍala

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A supplicant devotee kneels at a river ghat, hands raised, while Viṣṇu appears as Dāmodara (with waist-cord) and as Ananta (serpent canopy suggested), lotus imagery behind him indicating Padmagarbha; the scene conveys protection granted to the surrendered.

Characters & Entities

• Deveśa
• Padmagarbha
• Dāmodara
• Ananta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) is central: divine protection is sought through humble, direct surrender and praise.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse supports worship at a Vaiṣṇava shrine in the Revā-kṣetra setting, but it does not name a distinct tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Recitation of a protective prayer invoking Deveśa/Dāmodara/Ananta while seeking refuge.