Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

सृष्टिरूप नमस्तुभ्यं लोकपाल नमोऽस्तु ते । नम उग्राय भीमाय शांत रूपाय ते नमः

Transliteration

sṛṣṭirūpa namastubhyaṃ lokapāla namo'stu te | nama ugrāya bhīmāya śāṃta rūpāya te namaḥ

Translation

السجود لكَ يا من صورتُه الخلق؛ يا حامي العوالم، لكَ السجود. السجود لكَ في هيئة الشديد المهيب؛ والسجود لكَ أيضًا في هيئة السكينة والسلام.

Word by Word

• सृष्टिरूप: O one whose form is creation
• सृष्टिरूप: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; ‘O one of creation-form’

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

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th) एकवचन; ‘to you’

• लोकपाल: O protector of the worlds
• लोकपाल: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + पाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘लोकस्य पालः’); ‘O protector of the worlds’

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

• अस्तु: may it be
• अस्तु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; ‘let it be’

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th) एकवचन; enclitic; ‘to you’

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

• उग्राय: to the fierce one
• उग्राय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; ‘to the fierce one’

• भीमाय: to the dreadful one
• भीमाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; ‘to the terrible one’

• शान्त: peaceful
• शान्त: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त (कृदन्त; √शम्, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपदत्वेन); ‘to the peaceful’

• रूपाय: to (the one of) form
• रूपाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; (शान्त-रूपाय इति कर्मधारयार्थः)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th) एकवचन; enclitic; ‘to you’

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

Speaker

Dharma

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The deity stands as guardian of worlds with a protective stance; one side shows fierce visage (ugra/bhīma), the other serene (śānta), with creation imagery (emerging worlds) around.

Characters & Entities

• Dharma
• Śiva (Ugra, Bhīma, Śānta, Lokapāla)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The same Lord who terrifies evil is the peace that shelters devotees; divine power and compassion are one reality.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tirtha is singled out; the focus is on Śiva’s universal guardianship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is devotional salutation.