Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

तमहं परमानंदं रामनाथं महेश्वरम् । आत्मरूपतया नित्यमुपासे सर्वसाक्षिणम्

Transliteration

tamahaṃ paramānaṃdaṃ rāmanāthaṃ maheśvaram | ātmarūpatayā nityamupāse sarvasākṣiṇam

Translation

Je vénère sans cesse Mahādeva, Rāmanātha, Béatitude suprême, témoin de tout, demeurant comme le Soi même.

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• परमानन्दम्: supreme bliss (one)
• परमानन्दम्: Karman
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (परमः आनन्दः)

• रामनाथम्: Lord of Rama (Rāmanātha)
• रामनाथम्: Karman
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रामस्य नाथः)

• महेश्वरम्: the Great Lord
• महेश्वरम्: Karman
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् ईश्वरः)

• आत्मरूपतया: as (his) Self-nature
• आत्मरूपतया: Karana (Manner/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्म + रूपता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; तृतीया-अर्थे (as/in the form of the Self)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: always)

• उपासे: I worship/meditate upon
• उपासे: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + आस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• सर्वसाक्षिणम्: witness of all
• सर्वसाक्षिणम्: Karman
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + साक्षिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सर्वस्य साक्षी)

Speaker

Unspecified (continuation of hymn; speaker not marked in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmanātha/Rāmeśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee stands before the Rāmanātha liṅga offering bilva leaves; behind the devotee, a subtle translucent silhouette of the same liṅga appears within the heart-lotus, indicating Śiva as the inner Self and witness.

Characters & Entities

• Rāmanātha
• Maheśvara
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Rāmanātha (Śiva) is to be worshipped as supreme bliss and as the inner Self—the universal witness present in all beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rāmeśvaram/Setu, where the Lord is adored as Rāmanātha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Upāsanā (continuous worship/meditation) is implied, though no specific rite like snāna or dāna is described.