Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 94

Devanagari script

नमो नमस्ते देवेश पद्मगर्भ सनातन । दामोदर जयानन्त रक्ष मां शरणागतम्

Transliteration

namo namaste deveśa padmagarbha sanātana | dāmodara jayānanta rakṣa māṃ śaraṇāgatam

Translation

Hommage, hommage à Toi, Seigneur des dieux, Éternel, au sein de lotus. Ô Dāmodara, ô Ananta victorieux, protège-moi, moi qui suis venu chercher refuge.

Word by Word

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayojana (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayojana (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्त-नमस्कार

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

• देव-ईश: O lord of gods
• देव-ईश: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानाम् ईशः)

• पद्म-गर्भ: O lotus-wombed one
• पद्म-गर्भ: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक) + गर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (पद्मे गर्भः/पद्मगर्भः)

• सनातन: O eternal one
• सनातन: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-एकवचन; विशेषण

• दामोदर: O Dāmodara
• दामोदर: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दामोदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-एकवचन; proper epithet

• जय-अनन्त: O infinitely victorious one
• जय-अनन्त: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक) + अनन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-एकवचन; कर्मधारय (जयः अनन्तः/अनन्तजयः—epithet)

• रक्ष: protect
• रक्ष: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √रक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शरण-आगतम्: one who has come for refuge
• शरण-आगतम्: Karman (Object/क्रियाग्राह्य-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शरण (प्रातिपदिक) + आगत (कृदन्त; आ + √गम् (धातु))
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त ‘आगत’; तत्पुरुष (शरणं आगतः)

Speaker

Unspecified in snippet (a Vaiṣṇava protective prayer within Revākhaṇḍa ritual context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha-maṇḍala

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A supplicant devotee kneels at a river ghat, hands raised, while Viṣṇu appears as Dāmodara (with waist-cord) and as Ananta (serpent canopy suggested), lotus imagery behind him indicating Padmagarbha; the scene conveys protection granted to the surrendered.

Characters & Entities

• Deveśa
• Padmagarbha
• Dāmodara
• Ananta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) is central: divine protection is sought through humble, direct surrender and praise.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse supports worship at a Vaiṣṇava shrine in the Revā-kṣetra setting, but it does not name a distinct tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Recitation of a protective prayer invoking Deveśa/Dāmodara/Ananta while seeking refuge.