Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

नमो देवाधिदेवाय रामनाथाय साक्षिणे । नमो वेदांतवेद्याय योगिनां तत्त्वदायिने

Transliteration

namo devādhidevāya rāmanāthāya sākṣiṇe | namo vedāṃtavedyāya yogināṃ tattvadāyine

Translation

Verehrung dem Gott über allen Göttern, dem Herrn Rāmas, dem inneren Zeugen. Verehrung dem, der durch Vedānta erkannt wird und den Yogins die wahre Wirklichkeit verleiht.

Word by Word

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Prayojaka (Interjectional/नमस्कार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययप्राय)
• Form: अव्यय (नमस्कारार्थक-निपात)

• देवाधिदेवाय: to the God over gods
• देवाधिदेवाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + अधिदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (देवानाम् अधिदेवः)

• रामनाथाय: to Rāma’s Lord
• रामनाथाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (रामस्य नाथः)

• साक्षिणे: to the witness
• साक्षिणे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साक्षिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Prayojaka (Interjectional/नमस्कार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययप्राय)
• Form: अव्यय (नमस्कारार्थक-निपात)

• वेदान्तवेद्याय: to the one knowable by Vedānta
• वेदान्तवेद्याय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेदान्त + वेद्य (कृदन्त; √विद्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (वेदान्तैः वेद्यः); वेद्य = कृदन्त (तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययान्त, ‘known/knowable’)

• योगिनाम्: of yogis
• योगिनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• तत्त्वदायिने: to the giver of truth/reality
• तत्त्वदायिने: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्त्व + दायिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (तत्त्वं ददाति इति)

Speaker

Śrī Rāma

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmanātha (Rāghaveśvara)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma’s stuti continues: the liṅga is shown with a subtle cosmic aura; behind it, a faint depiction of the all-seeing witness—an eye motif or radiance—while yogins meditate nearby, indicating Vedānta and yoga convergence.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Devādhideva)
• Rāmanātha
• Yogins
• Vedānta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord is both the transcendent Devādhideva and the immanent inner Witness, realized through Vedānta and yoga.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rāmanātha/Rāghaveśvara worship within the Setu (Rāmeśvara) tīrtha setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the focus is contemplative theology (Sākṣī, Vedānta) expressed as prayer.