Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

देवा ऊचुः । नमो नमस्ते देवेश सुरार्तिहर सर्वग । विश्वमूर्ते नमस्तुभ्यं त्राहि सर्वान्महद्भयात्

Transliteration

devā ūcuḥ | namo namaste deveśa surārtihara sarvaga | viśvamūrte namastubhyaṃ trāhi sarvānmahadbhayāt

Translation

神々は言った。「礼拝、礼拝いたします、神々の主よ。神々の苦悩を除き、遍く満ちる御方よ。宇宙を身に宿す御方よ、礼拝いたします。この大いなる恐怖より、われらすべてをお救いください。」

Word by Word

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ūcuḥ: said
• ūcuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन-भाव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात (salutatory particle)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन-भाव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्त-नमस्कार (repeated salutation)

• te: to you/your
• te: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• deveśa: O Lord of gods
• deveśa: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• surārtihara: O remover of the gods' distress
• surārtihara: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura + ārti + hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• sarvaga: O all-pervading one
• sarvaga: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + ga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• viśvamūrte: O one whose form is the universe
• viśvamūrte: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva + mūrti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन-भाव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात (salutatory particle)

• tubhyam: to you
• tubhyam: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• trāhi: protect
• trāhi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: trā (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• sarvān: all (of us)
• sarvān: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• mahat-bhayāt: from great fear
• mahat-bhayāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahat + bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Devas

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: The Lord (Keśava/Viṣṇu)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A gathered assembly of devas with folded hands, faces anxious, offering repeated namaskāra to the all-pervading Lord envisioned as the universe itself.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Deveśa (Viṣṇu addressed)
• Viśvamūrti (Viṣṇu addressed)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śaraṇāgati—taking refuge in the all-pervading Lord—dispels fear and restores order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named in the verse; it is part of the narrative that grounds the later tīrtha’s greatness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Devotional homage and prayer for protection (namas, trāhi) are modeled.