Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

सद्योजाताय देवाय वामदेवाय वै नमः । भवे भवे नमस्तुभ्यं भक्तिगम्याय ते नमः

Transliteration

sadyojātāya devāya vāmadevāya vai namaḥ | bhave bhave namastubhyaṃ bhaktigamyāya te namaḥ

Translation

Ehrerbietung dem Gott Sadyojāta; wahrlich, Ehrerbietung Vāmadeva. Geburt um Geburt verneige ich mich vor Dir — Ehrerbietung Dir, der durch Hingabe erreichbar ist.

Word by Word

• सद्योजाताय: to the Sadyojāta (aspect/name)
• सद्योजाताय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सद्योजात (प्रातिपदिक; सद्यः + जात)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; विशेष्य-नाम (epithet)

• देवाय: to the god
• देवाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• वामदेवाय: to Vāmadeva
• वामदेवाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वामदेव (प्रातिपदिक; वाम + देव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; विशेष्य-नाम (epithet)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधान/एव-अर्थे (emphatic)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Bhava (Exclamation/भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः (salutation formula)

• भवे: in (each) existence
• भवे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (iteration)

• भवे: in (every) birth
• भवे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (iteration)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Bhava (Exclamation/भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (तुभ्यम् इति दत्तिवाचक-संबन्धः)

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• भक्तिगम्याय: to the one attainable through devotion
• भक्तिगम्याय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्तिगम्य (प्रातिपदिक; भक्ति + गम्य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of deity)

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

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Bhava (Exclamation/भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (devotee offering a Śaiva stotra)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha-maṇḍala

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: ‘anagha/suvrata’ addressed in adjacent verses (a virtuous listener)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee/sage stands on the Narmadā bank at dawn, hands folded, invoking Sadyojāta and Vāmadeva; behind, a Śiva-liṅga shrine and flowing river with lotuses; subtle suggestion of Śiva’s five-faced radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Sadyojāta
• Vāmadeva
• Śiva (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva is approachable not by status but by bhakti; devotion sustains reverence across lifetimes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The immediate focus is Śiva’s praise within the Revā Māhātmya setting rather than a named locality.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stuti and repeated namaskāra—devotional recitation of Śiva’s sacred names.