Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

सर्वदानंदपूर्णाय विश्वनाथाय शंभवे । नमो भक्तभयच्छेदहेतुपादाब्जरेणवे

Transliteration

sarvadānaṃdapūrṇāya viśvanāthāya śaṃbhave | namo bhaktabhayacchedahetupādābjareṇave

Translation

Hommage à Śambhu, Viśvanātha, toujours comblé de béatitude. Hommage à la poussière de Ses pieds de lotus, cause même de trancher la peur des dévots.

Word by Word

• सर्वदानन्दपूर्णाय: to the one always full of bliss
• सर्वदानन्दपूर्णाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वदा + आनन्द + पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; बहुपदसमासः (तत्पुरुषप्रधानः): सर्वदा-आनन्द-पूर्ण = सर्वदा आनन्देन पूर्णः

• विश्वनाथाय: to the Lord of the universe
• विश्वनाथाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (विश्वस्य नाथः)

• शम्भवे: to Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भवे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Prayojaka (Interjectional/नमस्कार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययप्राय)
• Form: अव्यय (नमस्कारार्थक-निपात)

• भक्तभयच्छेदहेतुपादाब्जरेणवे: to the dust of the lotus-feet that are the cause of cutting devotees’ fear
• भक्तभयच्छेदहेतुपादाब्जरेणवे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त + भय + छेद + हेतु + पाद + अब्ज + रेणु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; बहुपदसमासः (तत्पुरुषप्रधानः): भक्त-भय-छेद-हेतु-पादाब्ज-रेणु = भक्तानां भयच्छेदहेतुभूतस्य पादाब्जस्य रेणुः (पादाब्ज = पाद+अब्ज)

Speaker

Śrī Rāma

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāghaveśvara/Rāmanātha (as Viśvanātha-Śambhu)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close devotional focus: Rāma bows low, touching forehead to the ground near the liṅga’s pedestal; a subtle golden dust-like radiance rises from the ‘lotus feet’ symbolism, dispelling dark fear-shadows around devotees; Śiva’s blissful aura fills the scene.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Śambhu)
• Viśvanātha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Refuge in the Lord—even in the symbol of His feet—destroys fear and establishes the devotee in bliss.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu/Rāmeśvara context where Śiva is praised with pan-Indian epithets like Viśvanātha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicit devotion: reverence to the Lord’s feet (pādasevā/namaskāra), though no formal rite is specified.