Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

तेजसा यशसा बुद्ध्या नयेन विनयेन च । जन्मना तपसा वृद्धं नारदं तं नमाम्यहम्

Transliteration

tejasā yaśasā buddhyā nayena vinayena ca | janmanā tapasā vṛddhaṃ nāradaṃ taṃ namāmyaham

Translation

Ich verneige mich vor Nārada—gereift durch geistigen Glanz, Ruhm, Einsicht, rechte Lebensführung und Demut; ehrwürdig durch Geburt und durch Askese (tapas).

Word by Word

• तेजसा: by splendour, with brilliance
• तेजसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; Instrumental singular (by/with splendour)

• यशसा: by fame
• यशसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• बुद्ध्या: by intellect
• बुद्ध्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• नयेन: by good conduct/policy
• नयेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• विनयेन: by humility/discipline
• विनयेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय; conjunction ‘and’

• जन्मना: by birth
• जन्मना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• वृद्धम्: grown, eminent
• वृद्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular; विशेषण (qualifying नारदम्)

• नारदम्: Narada
• नारदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Pronoun, accusative singular

• नमामि: I bow (to)
• नमामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; Present indicative, 1st person singular

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Pronoun, nominative singular

Speaker

Indra (Mahendra) — within the cited stotra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A venerable Nārada, luminous with tapas, seated or standing in calm composure, receiving reverent salutations; aura of tejas, palm-leaf manuscripts nearby, suggesting Veda-Smṛti-Purāṇa mastery.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holiness ripens into tejas and humility; tapas and vinaya together mark true venerability.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas is praised generally; no specific vrata or rite is detailed.