Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

गौरीकान्त नम स्तुभ्यं नमस्तुभ्यं शिवात्मने । ब्रह्मविष्णुस्वरूपाय त्रिनेत्राय नमोनमः

Transliteration

gaurīkānta nama stubhyaṃ namastubhyaṃ śivātmane | brahmaviṣṇusvarūpāya trinetrāya namonamaḥ

Translation

السلام عليك يا غوريكانتا، يا حبيب غوري؛ السلام عليك يا من جوهره شيفا. السلام عليك يا من يتجلّى بصفة براهما وڤيشنو؛ سلامًا بعد سلام لربّ العيون الثلاث.

Word by Word

• gaurīkānta: O beloved of Gaurī
• gaurīkānta: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaurī (प्रातिपदिक) + kānta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन एकवचन; गौर्याः कान्तः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (voc. sg.)

• namaḥ: salutations
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, नमस्कारार्थक

• tubhyam: to you
• tubhyam: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी एकवचन (dat. sg.)

• namaḥ: salutations
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, नमस्कारार्थक

• tubhyam: to you
• tubhyam: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी एकवचन (dat. sg.)

• śivātmane: to the one whose self is Śiva / to Śiva-souled one
• śivātmane: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी एकवचन; शिवः आत्मा यस्य सः/शिवात्मा इति तत्पुरुष (dat. sg.; ātman-शब्दः)

• brahmaviṣṇusvarūpāya: to the one whose true form is Brahmā and Viṣṇu
• brahmaviṣṇusvarūpāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक) + svarūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी एकवचन; ब्रह्म-विष्ण्वोः स्वरूपम् इति (समाहार/द्वन्द्व-पूर्वपद + तत्पुरुष) (dat. sg.)

• trinetrāya: to the three-eyed one
• trinetrāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + netra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी एकवचन; त्रयाणि नेत्राणि यस्य सः (द्विगु-समास) (dat. sg.)

• namaḥ: salutations
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, नमस्कारार्थक

• namaḥ: salutations (again)
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, नमस्कारार्थक (पुनरुक्ति: नमो नमः)

Speaker

Vasiṣṭha (implied within the stotra sequence)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbudācala-Śiva-liṅga (Arbuda)

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (standard frame; implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage/devotee stands before a rocky mountain shrine, hands folded, chanting salutations to Śiva—beloved of Gaurī, three-eyed, encompassing Brahmā and Viṣṇu—while a subtle aura suggests divine presence within stone.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Gaurī
• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu
• Trinetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sectarian boundaries dissolve: the one Śiva is praised as the inner reality manifesting as Brahmā and Viṣṇu.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Arbuda-kṣetra is the contextual setting; the verse itself focuses on Śiva’s universal forms rather than a single shrine.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicit; it supports devotional recitation and meditative worship.