Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

सृष्टिरूप नमस्तुभ्यं लोकपाल नमोऽस्तु ते । नम उग्राय भीमाय शांत रूपाय ते नमः

Transliteration

sṛṣṭirūpa namastubhyaṃ lokapāla namo'stu te | nama ugrāya bhīmāya śāṃta rūpāya te namaḥ

Translation

Verehrung Dir, dessen Gestalt die Schöpfung ist; o Hüter der Welten, Dir sei Verehrung. Verehrung Dir als dem Grimmigen und Furchtbaren; Verehrung auch Dir als dem Friedvoll-Gestalteten.

Word by Word

• सृष्टिरूप: O one whose form is creation
• सृष्टिरूप: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; ‘O one of creation-form’

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-निपात; नमस्कारार्थक

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th) एकवचन; ‘to you’

• लोकपाल: O protector of the worlds
• लोकपाल: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + पाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘लोकस्य पालः’); ‘O protector of the worlds’

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-निपात; नमस्कारार्थक

• अस्तु: may it be
• अस्तु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; ‘let it be’

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

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-निपात; नमस्कारार्थक

• उग्राय: to the fierce one
• उग्राय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; ‘to the fierce one’

• भीमाय: to the dreadful one
• भीमाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; ‘to the terrible one’

• शान्त: peaceful
• शान्त: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त (कृदन्त; √शम्, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपदत्वेन); ‘to the peaceful’

• रूपाय: to (the one of) form
• रूपाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; (शान्त-रूपाय इति कर्मधारयार्थः)

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

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-निपात; नमस्कारार्थक

Speaker

Dharma

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The deity stands as guardian of worlds with a protective stance; one side shows fierce visage (ugra/bhīma), the other serene (śānta), with creation imagery (emerging worlds) around.

Characters & Entities

• Dharma
• Śiva (Ugra, Bhīma, Śānta, Lokapāla)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The same Lord who terrifies evil is the peace that shelters devotees; divine power and compassion are one reality.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tirtha is singled out; the focus is on Śiva’s universal guardianship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is devotional salutation.