Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

प्रार्थनामन्त्रः । नमोनमस्ते वरद ऋक्सामयजुषांपते । नमोऽस्तुविश्वरूपाय विश्वधाम्ने नमोऽस्तु ते

Transliteration

prārthanāmantraḥ | namonamaste varada ṛksāmayajuṣāṃpate | namo'stuviśvarūpāya viśvadhāmne namo'stu te

Translation

Mantra de prière : Hommage, hommage sans cesse à Toi, ô Dispensateur de grâces, Seigneur du Ṛg, du Sāma et du Yajus. Hommage à Ta forme universelle ; hommage à Toi, demeure de l’univers.

Word by Word

• prārthanā-mantraḥ: prayer-mantra
• prārthanā-mantraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prārthanā (प्रातिपदिक) + mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (prārthanāyāḥ mantraḥ)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Prayojana/Discourse (Salutation/नमस्कार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपातः

• namaḥ: salutation (again)
• namaḥ: Prayojana/Discourse (Salutation/नमस्कार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्त-नमस्कारः (repeated salutation)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीयपुरुष; चतुर्थी (4/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• varada: O boon-giver
• varada: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara-da (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (varaṃ dadāti iti)

• ṛk-sāma-yajuṣām-pate: O lord of Ṛk, Sāma, and Yajus (Vedas)
• ṛk-sāma-yajuṣām-pate: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛc (प्रातिपदिक) + sāman (प्रातिपदिक) + yajuṣ (प्रातिपदिक) + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ṛk-sāma-yajuṣām = षष्ठी बहुवचन; pate = ‘lord’)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Prayojana/Discourse (Salutation/नमस्कार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपातः

• astu: let it be
• astu: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आशीर्लिङ्/आज्ञार्थ-प्रयोगः), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• viśva-rūpāya: to the universal-formed one
• viśva-rūpāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-भावः (viśvaṃ rūpaṃ yasya)

• viśva-dhāmne: to the abode of all
• viśva-dhāmne: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक) + dhāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-समासभावः (viśvasya dhāma)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Prayojana/Discourse (Salutation/नमस्कार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपातः

• astu: let it be
• astu: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लोट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीयपुरुष; चतुर्थी (4/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

Speaker

Prayer of the worshipper (as recited within Sūta’s narration; deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim-priest stands at Prabhāsa near the sea, hands folded in añjali, chanting a Vedic-flavored stuti to the universal-form Lord; behind, a shrine silhouette and ritual vessels suggest impending worship.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya/Āditya (implied)
• Ṛgveda
• Sāmaveda
• Yajurveda
• Viśvarūpa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The deity is praised as Vedic lord and cosmic ground—devotion recognizes the One who both reveals scripture and sustains the universe.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The mantra appears within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, linking Vedic praise of Āditya to the sanctity of Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Use this as a prārthanā-mantra in Āditya-pūjā, saluting the deity as lord of the Vedas and as the universal form.