Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

सुतीक्ष्ण उवाच । नमस्ते जानकीनाथ नमस्ते हनुमत्प्रिय

Transliteration

sutīkṣṇa uvāca | namaste jānakīnātha namaste hanumatpriya

Translation

Sutīkṣṇa sprach: „Ehrerbietung Dir, o Herr der Jānakī (Sītā); Ehrerbietung Dir, o Geliebter Hanumāns.“

Word by Word

• सुतीक्ष्णः: Sutīkṣṇa (the sage)
• सुतीक्ष्णः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुतीक्ष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगे नमः + ते (salutation to you)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th) एकवचन (Singular); enclitic; ‘to you’ sense with नमः

• जानकीनाथ: O lord of Jānakī (Sītā)
• जानकीनाथ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जानकी + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: जानक्याः नाथः), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-एकवचन (Vocative Singular)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नमः-प्रयोग

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचन; ‘to you’ sense with नमः

• हनुमत्प्रिय: O beloved of Hanumān
• हनुमत्प्रिय: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनुमत् + प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: हनुमतः प्रियः), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-एकवचन

Speaker

Sutīkṣṇa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra / Rāmasetu

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sage Sutīkṣṇa stands with folded hands, offering salutations to Rāma as Janakīnātha and beloved of Hanumān; the sea-horizon and Setu stones suggest the Setukṣetra setting.

Characters & Entities

• Sutīkṣṇa
• Jānakī (Sītā)
• Rāma
• Hanumān

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Bhakti is strengthened by reverent remembrance of Rāma through salutations that recall His divine relationships—Sītā’s lordship and Hanumān’s love.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The larger context is Setukhaṇḍa, associated with Setu/Rāmeśvaram and the sanctity of Rāma’s presence and deeds there.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A stuti in the form of repeated “namas” (salutations), functioning as devotional recitation (japa-like praise).