Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

देवा ऊचुः । नमस्तेऽस्तु जगद्बीज नमस्ते कमलापते । नमस्तेऽस्तु सुरेशान नमस्ते कमलेक्षण

Transliteration

devā ūcuḥ | namaste'stu jagadbīja namaste kamalāpate | namaste'stu sureśāna namaste kamalekṣaṇa

Translation

Die Götter sprachen: „Ehrerbietung Dir, Same des Weltalls! Ehrerbietung Dir, Herr der Lakṣmī! Ehrerbietung Dir, Gebieter der Götter! Ehrerbietung Dir, du Lotosäugiger!“

Word by Word

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ūcuḥ: said
• ūcuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Prayojana (Salutation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगे नमः + (चतुर्थी)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• astu: may it be
• astu: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• jagat-bīja: O seed of the universe
• jagat-bīja: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + bīja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रयोग (Vocative sense), एकवचन (Singular)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Prayojana (Salutation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नमः + (चतुर्थी)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• kamalā-pate: O lord of Kamalā (Lakṣmī)
• kamalā-pate: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kamalā (प्रातिपदिक) + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Prayojana (Salutation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नमः + (चतुर्थी)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• astu: may it be
• astu: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• surā-īśāna: O lord of the gods
• surā-īśāna: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक) + īśāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Prayojana (Salutation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नमः + (चतुर्थी)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• kamala-īkṣaṇa: O lotus-eyed one
• kamala-īkṣaṇa: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kamala (प्रातिपदिक) + īkṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Devas

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A celestial assembly of devas with folded hands offers a fourfold namaskāra to lotus-eyed Viṣṇu, who appears radiant, bearing śrīvatsa and accompanied by Śrī (Lakṣmī), evoking ‘seed of the universe’ imagery with a subtle cosmic lotus motif.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Jagadbīja (Supreme Lord)
• Lakṣmī (Kamalā)
• Sureśāna
• Kamalekṣaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Remembering the Lord through his divine names cultivates surrender and recognition of him as the source and protector of the cosmos.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is mentioned; the verse is a stotra within a narrative setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Recitation of salutations (namas) and divine epithets as devotional worship.