Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8
Devanagari script
ॐ पृथिव्यै नमः । ॐ अद्भ्यो नमः । ॐ तेजसे नमः । ॐ वायवे नमः । ॐ आकाशाय नमः । ॐ घ्राणाय नमः । ॐ जिह्वायै नमः । ॐ चक्षुषे नमः । ॐ त्वचे नमः । ॐ श्रोत्राय नमः । ॐ गन्धाय नमः । ॐ रसाय नमः । ॐ रूपाय नमः । ॐ स्पर्शाय नमः । ॐ शब्दाय नमः । ॐ वाचे नमः । ॐ पाणिभ्यां नमः । ॐ पादाभ्यां नमः । ॐ पायवे नमः । ॐ उपस्थाय नमः । ॐ मनसे नमः । ॐ बुद्ध्यै नमः । ॐ चित्ताय नमः । ॐ अहंकाराय नमः । ॐ क्षेत्रात्मने नमः । ॐ परमात्मने नमः । धूपं धूरसि मंत्रेण अग्निर्ज्योतीति दीपकम् । युवा सुवासेति च ततो वासांसि परिधापयेत्
Transliteration
oṃ pṛthivyai namaḥ | oṃ adbhyo namaḥ | oṃ tejase namaḥ | oṃ vāyave namaḥ | oṃ ākāśāya namaḥ | oṃ ghrāṇāya namaḥ | oṃ jihvāyai namaḥ | oṃ cakṣuṣe namaḥ | oṃ tvace namaḥ | oṃ śrotrāya namaḥ | oṃ gandhāya namaḥ | oṃ rasāya namaḥ | oṃ rūpāya namaḥ | oṃ sparśāya namaḥ | oṃ śabdāya namaḥ | oṃ vāce namaḥ | oṃ pāṇibhyāṃ namaḥ | oṃ pādābhyāṃ namaḥ | oṃ pāyave namaḥ | oṃ upasthāya namaḥ | oṃ manase namaḥ | oṃ buddhyai namaḥ | oṃ cittāya namaḥ | oṃ ahaṃkārāya namaḥ | oṃ kṣetrātmane namaḥ | oṃ paramātmane namaḥ | dhūpaṃ dhūrasi maṃtreṇa agnirjyotīti dīpakam | yuvā suvāseti ca tato vāsāṃsi paridhāpayet
Translation
يُتعبَّد بتلاوة: «أوم، سلامٌ للأرض؛ للماء؛ للنار؛ للهواء؛ للأثير؛ لحاسّة الشمّ (الأنف)؛ للسان؛ للعين؛ للجلد؛ للأذن؛ للرائحة؛ للطعم؛ للصورة؛ للمسّ؛ للصوت؛ للكلام؛ لليدين؛ للقدمين؛ للشرج؛ للعضو التناسلي؛ للعقل (مانَس)؛ للذكاء (بودّهي)؛ للذهن/الوعي (چِتّا)؛ للأنا (أهَمْكارا)؛ للذات الفردية (كشِترآتمن)؛ وللذات العليا (برمآتمن).» ثمّ بمانترا «dhūr asi» يُقدَّم البخور، وبـ«agnir jyotiḥ» تُقدَّم السراج، وبـ«yuvā suvāsaḥ» تُقدَّم الثياب لِتُلبَس.
Word by Word
oṃOm
oṃ:
Sambandha (Invocation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootoṃ (प्रणव)
Formप्रणव/मन्त्रारम्भ-निपात
pṛthivyaito Earth
pṛthivyai:
Sampradāna (Recipient)
TypeNoun
Rootpṛthivī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambandha (Salutation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
Formनमस्कारार्थक अव्यय (indeclinable salutation)
oṃOm
oṃ:
Sambandha (Invocation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootoṃ (प्रणव)
Formप्रणव
adbhyaḥto the waters
adbhyaḥ:
Sampradāna (Recipient)
TypeNoun
Rootap (आप्/अप् प्रातिपदिक ‘waters’)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), बहुवचन (वैकल्पिक: पञ्चमी बहुवचन); अत्र दत्तिः (to the waters)
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambandha (Salutation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas
Formनमस्कारार्थक अव्यय
oṃOm
oṃ:
Sambandha (Invocation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootoṃ
Formप्रणव
tejaseto Fire/energy
tejase:
Sampradāna (Recipient)
TypeNoun
Roottejas (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambandha (Salutation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas
Formनमस्कारार्थक अव्यय
oṃOm
oṃ:
Sambandha (Invocation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootoṃ
Formप्रणव
vāyaveto Wind
vāyave:
Sampradāna (Recipient)
TypeNoun
Rootvāyu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambandha (Salutation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas
Formनमस्कारार्थक अव्यय
oṃOm
oṃ:
Sambandha (Invocation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootoṃ
Formप्रणव
ākāśāyato Ether/space
ākāśāya:
Sampradāna (Recipient)
TypeNoun
Rootākāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambandha (Salutation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas
Formनमस्कारार्थक अव्यय
oṃOm
oṃ:
Sambandha (Invocation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootoṃ
Formप्रणव
ghrāṇāyato the nose (smell-organ)
ghrāṇāya:
Sampradāna (Recipient)
TypeNoun
Rootghrāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambandha (Salutation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas
Formनमस्कारार्थक अव्यय
oṃOm
oṃ:
Sambandha (Invocation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootoṃ
Formप्रणव
jihvāyaito the tongue
jihvāyai:
Sampradāna (Recipient)
TypeNoun
Rootjihvā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambandha (Salutation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas
Formनमस्कारार्थक अव्यय
oṃOm
oṃ:
Sambandha (Invocation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootoṃ
Formप्रणव
cakṣuṣeto the eye
cakṣuṣe:
Sampradāna (Recipient)
TypeNoun
Rootcakṣus (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambandha (Salutation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas
Formनमस्कारार्थक अव्यय
oṃOm
oṃ:
Sambandha (Invocation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootoṃ
Formप्रणव
tvaceto the skin
tvace:
Sampradāna (Recipient)
TypeNoun
Roottvac (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambandha (Salutation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas
Formनमस्कारार्थक अव्यय
oṃOm
oṃ:
Sambandha (Invocation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootoṃ
Formप्रणव
śrotrāyato the ear
śrotrāya:
Sampradāna (Recipient)
TypeNoun
Rootśrotra (प्रातिपदik)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambandha (Salutation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas
Formनमस्कारार्थक अव्यय
oṃOm
oṃ:
Sambandha (Invocation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootoṃ
Formप्रणव
gandhāyato smell/odor
gandhāya:
Sampradāna (Recipient)
TypeNoun
Rootgandha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambandha (Salutation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas
Formनमस्कारार्थक अव्यय
oṃOm
oṃ:
Sambandha (Invocation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootoṃ
Formप्रणव
rasāyato taste/flavor
rasāya:
Sampradāna (Recipient)
TypeNoun
Rootrasa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambandha (Salutation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas
Formनमस्कारार्थक अव्यय
oṃOm
oṃ:
Sambandha (Invocation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootoṃ
Formप्रणव
rūpāyato form/color
rūpāya:
Sampradāna (Recipient)
TypeNoun
Rootrūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambandha (Salutation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas
Formनमस्कारार्थक अव्यय
oṃOm
oṃ:
Sambandha (Invocation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootoṃ
Formप्रणव
sparśāyato touch
sparśāya:
Sampradāna (Recipient)
TypeNoun
Rootsparśa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambandha (Salutation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas
Formनमस्कारार्थक अव्यय
oṃOm
oṃ:
Sambandha (Invocation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootoṃ
Formप्रणव
śabdāyato sound
śabdāya:
Sampradāna (Recipient)
TypeNoun
Rootśabda (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambandha (Salutation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas
Formनमस्कारार्थक अव्यय
oṃOm
oṃ:
Sambandha (Invocation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootoṃ
Formप्रणव
vāceto speech
vāce:
Sampradāna (Recipient)
TypeNoun
Rootvāc (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambandha (Salutation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas
Formनमस्कारार्थक अव्यय
oṃOm
oṃ:
Sambandha (Invocation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootoṃ
Formप्रणव
pāṇibhyāmto the two hands
pāṇibhyām:
Sampradāna (Recipient)
TypeNoun
Rootpāṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), द्विवचन (dual)
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambandha (Salutation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas
Formनमस्कारार्थक अव्यय
oṃOm
oṃ:
Sambandha (Invocation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootoṃ
Formप्रणव
pādābhyāmto the two feet
pādābhyām:
Sampradāna (Recipient)
TypeNoun
Rootpāda (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, द्विवचन
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambandha (Salutation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas
Formनमस्कारार्थक अव्यय
oṃOm
oṃ:
Sambandha (Invocation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootoṃ
Formप्रणव
pāyaveto the anus (excretory organ)
pāyave:
Sampradāna (Recipient)
TypeNoun
Rootpāyu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambandha (Salutation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas
Formनमस्कारार्थक अव्यय
oṃOm
oṃ:
Sambandha (Invocation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootoṃ
Formप्रणव
upasthāyato the genitals
upasthāya:
Sampradāna (Recipient)
TypeNoun
Rootupastha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambandha (Salutation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas
Formनमस्कारार्थक अव्यय
oṃOm
oṃ:
Sambandha (Invocation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootoṃ
Formप्रणव
manaseto the mind
manase:
Sampradāna (Recipient)
TypeNoun
Rootmanas (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambandha (Salutation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas
Formनमस्कारार्थक अव्यय
oṃOm
oṃ:
Sambandha (Invocation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootoṃ
Formप्रणव
buddhyaito intellect
buddhyai:
Sampradāna (Recipient)
TypeNoun
Rootbuddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambandha (Salutation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas
Formनमस्कारार्थक अव्यय
oṃOm
oṃ:
Sambandha (Invocation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootoṃ
Formप्रणव
cittāyato mind-stuff/attention
cittāya:
Sampradāna (Recipient)
TypeNoun
Rootcitta (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambandha (Salutation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas
Formनमस्कारार्थक अव्यय
oṃOm
oṃ:
Sambandha (Invocation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootoṃ
Formप्रणव
ahaṃkārāyato ego-sense
ahaṃkārāya:
Sampradāna (Recipient)
TypeNoun
Rootahaṃkāra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambandha (Salutation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas
Formनमस्कारार्थक अव्यय
oṃOm
oṃ:
Sambandha (Invocation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootoṃ
Formप्रणव
kṣetra-ātmaneto the indwelling self of the field
kṣetra-ātmane:
Sampradāna (Recipient)
TypeNoun
Rootkṣetra (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (क्षेत्रस्य आत्मा)
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambandha (Salutation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas
Formनमस्कारार्थक अव्यय
oṃOm
oṃ:
Sambandha (Invocation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootoṃ
Formप्रणव
parama-ātmaneto the Supreme Self
parama-ātmane:
Sampradāna (Recipient)
TypeNoun
Rootparama (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (परमः आत्मा)
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambandha (Salutation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas
Formनमस्कारार्थक अव्यय
dhūpamincense
dhūpam:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootdhūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
dhūrasiyou fumigate/offer incense
dhūrasi:
Kriyā (Predicate)
TypeVerb
Root√dhūr (धूर् धातु ‘to fumigate’)
Formलट् (present), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन
maṃtreṇawith the mantra
maṃtreṇa:
Karaṇa (Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootmantra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन
agniḥfire
agniḥ:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootagni (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
jyotilight
jyoti:
Sambandha (Mantra-quotation)
TypeNoun
Rootjyotis (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अत्र ‘ज्योति’ इति मन्त्रपद (quoted)
itithus
iti:
Sambandha (Quotation marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
Formउद्धरण-समाप्त्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative)
dīpakamlamp
dīpakam:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootdīpaka (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
yuvāyouth/young one (mantra word)
yuvā:
Sambandha (Mantra-quotation)
TypeNoun
Rootyuvan (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अत्र मन्त्रपद (quoted)
suvāsagood garment/fine clothing (mantra word)
suvāsa:
Sambandha (Mantra-quotation)
TypeNoun
Rootsu-vāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अत्र मन्त्रपद (quoted)
itithus
iti:
Sambandha (Quotation marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
Formउद्धरणार्थक अव्यय
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय
tataḥthereafter
tataḥ:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Sequence)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatas (अव्यय)
Formतसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तर (thereafter)
vāsāṃsigarments
vāsāṃsi:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootvāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन
paridhāpayetshould cause (someone) to put on / should clothe
paridhāpayet:
Kriyā (Predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootpari-√dhā (धा धातु) णिच् (causative)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिजन्त (cause to put on)
Speaker
Bhartṛyajña (contextual continuation)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A ritualist chants a long garland of ‘oṃ … namaḥ’ while offering incense, lamp, and cloth before a consecrated piṇḍa or deity-support; symbolic icons of elements, senses, and inner faculties appear as subtle motifs around the altar.
Characters & Entities
P
ParamātmanK
KṣetrātmanFAQs
The rite sacralizes the whole of embodied life—elements, senses, mind, ego—culminating in remembrance of the Supreme Self.
This verse is primarily liturgical (mantra and offering sequence) and does not name a particular tīrtha.
Recite a sequence of salutations to tattvas and offer incense (dhūpa), lamp (dīpa), and garments (vastra) with specified mantras.