Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 91

Devanagari script

रामनाथाय रुद्राय नमः संसारहारिणे । ब्रह्मविष्ण्वादिरूपेण विभिन्नाय स्वमायया

Transliteration

rāmanāthāya rudrāya namaḥ saṃsārahāriṇe | brahmaviṣṇvādirūpeṇa vibhinnāya svamāyayā

Translation

Ehrerbietung Rāmanātha, Rudra, dem Vertilger des Saṃsāra; der durch seine eigene Māyā in Gestalten wie Brahmā und Viṣṇu als verschieden erscheint.

Word by Word

• रामनाथाय: to Rāmanātha
• रामनाथाय: Sampradana (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास

• रुद्राय: to Rudra
• रुद्राय: Sampradana (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (नमः-शब्दः), नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• संसारहारिणे: to the remover of saṃsāra
• संसारहारिणे: Sampradana (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसार + हारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास ("saṃsāra" + "remover")

• ब्रह्म: Brahmā
• ब्रह्म: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (समासाङ्ग)

• विष्णु: Viṣṇu
• विष्णु: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (समासाङ्ग)

• आदि: and others
• आदि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्राय (समासाङ्ग), अर्थः "and others"

• रूपेण: by/with the form
• रूपेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन (करण/प्रकार)

• विभिन्नाय: to the one appearing distinct
• विभिन्नाय: Sampradana (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-भिद् (धातु) → विभिन्न (कृदन्त, क्त/PPP)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त ("appearing as divided")

• स्वमायया: by his own māyā
• स्वमायया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास ("own" + "māyā")

Speaker

All Devas (continuation of the stuti)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmanātha/Rāmeśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rāmanātha/Rudra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A hymn of salutation: the Rāmeśvara linga radiates while faint visionary overlays show Brahmā and Viṣṇu emerging as māyā-forms from the same divine source; devotees bow in awe.

Characters & Entities

• Rāmanātha (Śiva)
• Rudra
• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu
• Māyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The One Lord removes saṃsāra and manifests as multiple divine functions; devotion at Rāmeśvara is aligned with liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rāmeśvaram/Setubandha, where Rāmanātha is praised as Rudra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the verse is doctrinal praise supporting worship of Rāmanātha as the liberating Lord.