Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

नमामि चन्द्रभगिनीं सीतां सर्वांगसुंदरीम् । नमामि धर्मनिलयां करुणां वेदमातरम्

Transliteration

namāmi candrabhaginīṃ sītāṃ sarvāṃgasuṃdarīm | namāmi dharmanilayāṃ karuṇāṃ vedamātaram

Translation

Je me prosterne devant Sītā, sœur de la Lune, belle en chacun de ses membres. Je me prosterne devant elle, demeure du dharma : la compassion même, Mère des Veda.

Word by Word

• नमामि: I bow (to)
• नमामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• चन्द्रभगिनीम्: sister of the Moon
• चन्द्रभगिनीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र + भगिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (चन्द्रस्य भगिनी)

• सीताम्: Sītā
• सीताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• सर्वाङ्गसुन्दरीम्: beautiful in every limb
• सर्वाङ्गसुन्दरीम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + अङ्ग + सुन्दरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषु अङ्गेषु सुन्दरी)

• नमामि: I bow (to)
• नमामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• धर्मनिलयाम्: abode of dharma
• धर्मनिलयाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म + निलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (धर्मस्य निलया)

• करुणाम्: compassion
• करुणाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करुणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• वेदमातरम्: mother of the Vedas
• वेदमातरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद + मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वेदानाम् माता)

Speaker

Hanumān (within Sūta’s narration in Setukhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setubandha/Rāmeśvara-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrims/ṛṣis in frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sītā as moon-associated beauty, yet primarily as compassionate mother of the Vedas—she shelters devotees under a dharma-canopy; pilgrims approach with offerings; a soft lunar glow pervades.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Candra (Moon)
• Dharma
• Veda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is rooted in compassion; the ideal divine presence embodies both beauty and moral order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu-tīrtha (Rāmeśvaram/Setu Māhātmya narrative frame).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is devotional praise intended for remembrance and recitation.