Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

नमस्ते देवदेवेशि प्रपन्नभयहारिणि । अंबिके वरदे देवि गृहाणार्घ्यं शिवप्रिये

Transliteration

namaste devadeveśi prapannabhayahāriṇi | aṃbike varade devi gṛhāṇārghyaṃ śivapriye

Translation

Salutations to You, consort of the God of gods, remover of the fear of those who seek refuge. O Ambikā, bestower of boons—O Devī, beloved of Śiva—accept this arghya.

Word by Word

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/उद्गार), नमस्कारार्थक

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• देवदेवेशि: O goddess, ruler of the god of gods
• देवदेवेशि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक) + ईशिन्/ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; समासः (देवानां देवस्य ईशिनी/ईशि)

• प्रपन्नभयहारिणि: O remover of the fear of the surrendered
• प्रपन्नभयहारिणि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रपन्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + भय (प्रातिपदिक) + हारिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; समासः (प्रपन्नानां भयम् हरति इति)

• अंबिके: O Ambikā
• अंबिके: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• वरदे: O boon-giver
• वरदे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; वरं ददाति इति

• देवि: O देवी
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• गृहाण: accept
• गृहाण: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अर्घ्यम्: offering (arghya)
• अर्घ्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• शिवप्रिये: O beloved of Śiva
• शिवप्रिये: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य प्रिया)

Speaker

Worshipper (mantra-prayoga during ārghya offering)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Ambikā, radiant and maternal, receives arghya; her gesture grants abhaya to the surrendered devotee; Śiva’s presence is implied as ‘Śiva-priyā’.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Ambikā/Pārvatī)
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devī protects the surrendered; her boon-giving nature is invoked through reverent offering and heartfelt refuge.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific sacred geography is named; the verse is a general Devī-pūjā utterance.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering arghya to Devī while reciting her epithets—Devadeveśī, fear-remover of the surrendered, Ambikā, Varadā, Śiva-priyā.