Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 188

Devanagari script

नमो विज्ञानमात्राय परमानंदमूर्तये । आत्मारामाय शांताय निवृत्तद्वैतदृष्टये

Transliteration

namo vijñānamātrāya paramānaṃdamūrtaye | ātmārāmāya śāṃtāya nivṛttadvaitadṛṣṭaye

Translation

Ehrerbietung Dem, der nichts als reines Bewusstsein ist, dessen Gestalt höchste Seligkeit ist; Dem, der im Selbst ruht und sich daran erfreut, dem Stillen, dessen Blick von aller Zweiheit abgewandt ist.

Word by Word

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayojana (Salutation/सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); नमस्कारार्थे

• विज्ञानमात्राय: to (him who is) pure consciousness alone
• विज्ञानमात्राय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विज्ञान + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative: 'only consciousness/knowledge'), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), चतुर्थी विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• परमानंदमूर्तये: to the embodiment of supreme bliss
• परमानंदमूर्तये: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + आनन्द + मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative: 'form of supreme bliss'), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), चतुर्थी विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• आत्मारामाय: to the Self-delighting one
• आत्मारामाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् + राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative: 'one who delights in the Self'), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), चतुर्थी विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• शान्ताय: to the peaceful one
• शान्ताय: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), चतुर्थी विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying the deity)

• निवृत्तद्वैतदृष्टये: to (him) whose vision of duality has ceased
• निवृत्तद्वैतदृष्टये: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निवृत्त + द्वैत + दृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative: 'whose duality-view has ceased' / 'for whom the perception of duality is withdrawn'), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), चतुर्थी विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Aitareya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Antar-tīrtha (inner pilgrimage)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: An abstracted devotional-gnostic moment: the deity suggested as radiant, formless consciousness; the sage in deep stillness, with a luminous aura indicating paramānanda and nondual peace.

Characters & Entities

• Vāsudeva (as Brahman/Paramātman)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord is not merely a form to behold but the very ground of awareness and bliss; devotion culminates in tranquil, non-dual insight.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

None; this verse emphasizes metaphysical praise rather than sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No external rite; it points to inner contemplation and the renunciation of dualistic perception.