Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

विश्वरूपाय शुद्धाय नमस्तुभ्यं महात्मने । नमो विश्वस्वरूपाय सर्वदेवमयाय च

Transliteration

viśvarūpāya śuddhāya namastubhyaṃ mahātmane | namo viśvasvarūpāya sarvadevamayāya ca

Translation

বিশ্বরূপ, শুদ্ধ পরমাত্মা! তোমাকে নমস্কার, হে মহাত্মন। যার স্বরূপই বিশ্ব এবং যিনি সর্বদেবময়—তোমাকে নমস্কার।

Word by Word

• viśvarūpāya: to the universal-formed one
• viśvarūpāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी एकवचन; विश्वं रूपं यस्य/विश्व-रूपः इति कर्मधारय (dat. sg.)

• śuddhāya: to the pure one
• śuddhāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, 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.)

• mahātmane: to the great-souled one
• mahātmane: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी एकवचन; महान् आत्मा यस्य सः/महात्मा (कर्मधारय) (dat. sg.; ātman-शब्दः)

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

• viśvasvarūpāya: to the one whose true nature is the universe
• viśvasvarūpāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक) + svarūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी एकवचन; विश्वं स्वरूपं यस्य (कर्मधारय) (dat. sg.)

• sarvadevamayāya: to the one consisting of all gods
• sarvadevamayāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी एकवचन; सर्वैः देवैः मयः/देवमयः इति तत्पुरुष (dat. sg.)

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

Speaker

Vasiṣṭha (implied within the stotra sequence)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda-Śiva (viśvarūpa-stuti locus)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devotee’s hymn expands the shrine into a cosmic vision: Śiva as the pure universal form, with all gods and worlds contained within His radiance, hovering over the mountain cleft.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The divine is both pure transcendence and the whole cosmos; worship of Śiva is worship of all deities in essence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Arbuda setting frames the praise, implying the site is sanctified by the all-pervading Lord’s presence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; it is a doctrinal praise usable in pūjā and stotra recitation.