Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

नमो देवाधिदेवाय नमो नारायणाय वै । नमः कृष्णाय रामाय नमश्चक्रायुधाय च

Transliteration

namo devādhidevāya namo nārāyaṇāya vai | namaḥ kṛṣṇāya rāmāya namaścakrāyudhāya ca

Translation

Hommage au Dieu au-dessus des dieux; hommage, en vérité, à Nārāyaṇa. Hommage à Kṛṣṇa, à Rāma, et aussi à Celui dont l’arme est le disque (cakra).

Word by Word

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थे निपातः (पदपाठे 'नमो' इति रूपं प्रायः)

• देवाधिदेवाय: to the god above the gods
• देवाधिदेवाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिदेव (प्रातिपदिक: अधि + देव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (देवानाम् अधिदेवः)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थे निपातः

• नारायणाय: to Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; निपातः (emphatic/indeed)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थे निपातः

• कृष्णाय: to Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• रामाय: to Rāma
• रामाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थे निपातः

• चक्रायुधाय: to him whose weapon is the discus
• चक्रायुधाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आयुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (चक्रम् आयुधं यस्य सः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः (conjunction 'and')

Speaker

Viṣṇuśarmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Audience within Ayodhyā-māhātmya frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Triptych-like vision: Nārāyaṇa in the center with cakra, flanked by Rāma with bow and Kṛṣṇa with flute; below, Ayodhyā pilgrims offer flowers and lamps, recognizing one divinity in three forms.

Characters & Entities

• Devādhideva
• Nārāyaṇa
• Kṛṣṇa
• Rāma
• Cakrāyudha (Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

One supreme Nārāyaṇa is praised through His well-known manifestations and symbols—Kṛṣṇa, Rāma, and the discus-bearing Lord.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ayodhyā—intimately associated with Rāma—provides the Mahātmya context, strengthening Ayodhyā’s identity as a foremost Vaiṣṇava pilgrimage landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stotra-style namaskāra (repeated namaḥ/namo) through divine-name invocation, suitable for japa and pūjā recitation.