Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 189

Devanagari script

आत्मानंदानुरुद्धाय सम्यक्तयक्तोर्मये नमः । हृषीकेशाय महते नमस्तेऽनंतशक्तये

Transliteration

ātmānaṃdānuruddhāya samyaktayaktormaye namaḥ | hṛṣīkeśāya mahate namaste'naṃtaśaktaye

Translation

Homage to Him who abides in the bliss of the Self, whose waves of worldly agitation are perfectly stilled; homage to the great Hṛṣīkeśa—salutations to You of infinite power.

Word by Word

• आत्मानन्दानुरुद्धाय: to (him) devoted to Self-bliss
• आत्मानन्दानुरुद्धाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् + आनन्द + अनुरुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative: 'devoted/attached to the bliss of the Self'), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), चतुर्थी विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• सम्यक्तयक्तोर्मये: to (him) whose waves are completely renounced/stilled
• सम्यक्तयक्तोर्मये: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय) + त्यक्त + ऊर्मि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative: 'whose waves are well-abandoned/fully stilled'; reading per given text tayakta-), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), चतुर्थी विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• हृषीकेशाय: to Hṛṣīkeśa
• हृषीकेशाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृषीक + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative: 'lord of the senses'), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), चतुर्थी विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• महते: to the great one
• महते: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), चतुर्थी विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

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

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम (2nd person pronoun), चतुर्थी विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• अनन्तशक्तये: to (you of) infinite power
• अनन्तशक्तये: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्त + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative: 'infinite power'), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), चतुर्थी विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Aitareya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Lord as Hṛṣīkeśa stands serene, with an aura suggesting infinite śakti; around him stylized waves settle into calm, symbolizing stilled mental agitation; the sage offers salutations.

Characters & Entities

• Hṛṣīkeśa (Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True divinity is recognized as inner steadiness and mastery of the senses, paired with limitless cosmic power.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is referenced in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicit discipline: sense-control (as Hṛṣīkeśa is Lord of the senses) and inward anchoring in ātmānanda.