Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

मम नामानि गुह्यानि मम प्रियतराणि च । पठिष्यंति नरा ये तु दास्ये तेषां मनोगतम्

Transliteration

mama nāmāni guhyāni mama priyatarāṇi ca | paṭhiṣyaṃti narā ye tu dāsye teṣāṃ manogatam

Translation

যিসকল মানুহে মোৰ গোপন নামসমূহ—মোৰ অতি প্ৰিয় নাম—পাঠ কৰিব, মই তেওঁলোকৰ হৃদয়ৰ মনোৰথ পূৰণ কৰিম।

Word by Word

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• nāmāni: names
• nāmāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन

• guhyāni: secret
• guhyāni: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: guhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• priyatarāṇi: dearer (more beloved)
• priyatarāṇi: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: priya (प्रातिपदिक) + tara (तद्धित/तरप्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; तरप्-प्रत्ययान्त (comparative)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

• paṭhiṣyanti: will recite/read
• paṭhiṣyanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: paṭh (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (simple future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• narāḥ: men/people
• narāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• ye: who
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative)

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• dāsye: I will give
• dāsye: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (simple future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• teṣām: to them/of them
• teṣām: Sampradana (Recipient group/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन

• manogatam: what is in (their) mind; desired wish
• manogatam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक) + gata (गम्-धातु + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (मनसि गतम् = in the mind, desired)

Speaker

Rudra/Śiva (continuing boon context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somnātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rudra declares the power of his secret names; a subtle aura of syllables (akṣara) or a manuscript/palm-leaf motif appears, indicating sacred recitation. Devotees in the background chant softly near a liṅga.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Nāma-japa is presented as a direct, grace-filled path: heartfelt recitation aligned with devotion yields inner and outer fulfillment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Within the chapter’s frame, Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somnātha), where Śiva’s name-glory is especially celebrated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Recitation (paṭhana/japa) of Śiva’s guhyāni nāmāni (secret names).