Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

हनूमानुवाच । देवदेव जगन्नाथ रामनाथ कृपानिधे । त्वत्पादांभोरुहगता निश्चला भक्तिरस्तु मे

Transliteration

hanūmānuvāca | devadeva jagannātha rāmanātha kṛpānidhe | tvatpādāṃbhoruhagatā niścalā bhaktirastu me

Translation

Hanūmān sprach: O Gott der Götter, Herr des Weltalls, Rāmanātha, Schatz des Erbarmens—möge meine Hingabe unbeweglich sein und stets an deinen Lotosfüßen ruhen.

Word by Word

• hanūmān: Hanumān
• hanūmān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanūmat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परिपूर्णभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• devadeva: O God of gods
• devadeva: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘देवानां देवः’

• jagannātha: O Lord of the world
• jagannātha: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘जगतः नाथः’

• rāmanātha: O Lord of Rāma
• rāmanātha: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक) + nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘रामस्य नाथः’

• kṛpānidhe: O treasure of compassion
• kṛpānidhe: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛpā (प्रातिपदिक) + nidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘कृपायाः निधिः’

• tvatpāda-ambhoruha-gatā: gone to/attached to your lotus-feet
• tvatpāda-ambhoruha-gatā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + pāda (प्रातिपदिक) + ambhoruha (प्रातिपदिक) + gata (कृदन्त; √gam (धातु) क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण; समासः ‘त्वत्पादाम्भोरुहे गता’

• niścalā: steadfast
• niścalā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niścalā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• bhaktiḥ: devotion
• bhaktiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• astu: may it be
• astu: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आशीर्लिङ्/आज्ञार्थ-प्रयोग), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• me: for me
• me: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी/चतुर्थी, एकवचन; अत्र ‘मम/मे’ = for me (चतुर्थी-अर्थे)

Speaker

Hanūmān

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmanātha (Setu/Rāmeśvara)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rāmanātha (Śiva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Hanūmān, hands folded, stands before the Rāmanātha liṅga in a coastal temple; his mace rests aside, symbolizing strength surrendered into devotion; lamps flicker and the sea murmurs beyond.

Characters & Entities

• Hanūmān
• Śiva (Rāmanātha/Rāmeśvara)
• Rāma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest attainment is steady bhakti—unwavering devotion anchored at the Lord’s feet.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rāmeśvaram at Setu, where Śiva is revered as Rāmanātha—the Lord worshipped in Rāma’s sacred narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse emphasizes inner worship: abiding devotion at the lotus-feet; no external rite is specified.