Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

महादेव जगन्नाथ त्रिपुरांतक शंकर । वामदेव महादेव रक्षावां शरणागते

Transliteration

mahādeva jagannātha tripurāṃtaka śaṃkara | vāmadeva mahādeva rakṣāvāṃ śaraṇāgate

Translation

O Mahādeva, Herr des Universums; o Tripurāntaka, o Śaṅkara, o Vāmadeva! O großer Herr, beschütze uns, denn als Zuflucht Suchende sind wir zu Dir gekommen.

Word by Word

• महादेव: O Mahādeva
• महादेव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; समासः—महान् + देवः (कर्मधारय)

• जगन्नाथ: O Lord of the world
• जगन्नाथ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगन्नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; समासः—जगतः नाथः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• त्रिपुरांतक: O destroyer of Tripura
• त्रिपुरांतक: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिपुरान्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; समासः—त्रिपुरस्य अन्तकः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• शंकर: O Śaṅkara
• शंकर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• वामदेव: O Vāmadeva
• वामदेव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वामदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; समासः—वामः देवः (कर्मधारय)

• महादेव: O Mahādeva
• महादेव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; समासः—महान् + देवः (कर्मधारय)

• रक्ष: protect
• रक्ष: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• वाम्: us two
• वाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2/कर्म), द्विवचन; सर्वनाम

• शरणागते: O one approached for refuge
• शरणागते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शरणागत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; समासः—शरणं आगतः (द्वितीया-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-समास); विशेषणरूपेण (हे शरणागते)

Speaker

Gāyatrī and Sarasvatī (collectively, in praise)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu-kṣetra (Rāmeśvara/Setubandha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two goddesses (Gāyatrī and Sarasvatī) stand with folded hands before a radiant Śiva, invoking multiple epithets; the sea-wind and a distant causeway-like shoreline suggest Setu-kṣetra.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva
• Jagannātha
• Tripurāntaka
• Śaṅkara
• Vāmadeva
• Gāyatrī
• Sarasvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True protection is sought through śaraṇāgati—humble surrender to Śiva, praised as the universal Lord and benefactor.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setu region (Setu Māhātmya context), associated with sacred crossing-places and Śaiva sanctity near Setu/Rāmeśvaram traditions.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse models stuti (praise) and śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) as devotional practice.