Shloka 8 - Adhyaya 270 - Tirtha Mahatmya - Nagara Khanda | Japanese | Vedapath

Vyasa

Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

ॐ पृथिव्यै नमः । ॐ अद्भ्यो नमः । ॐ तेजसे नमः । ॐ वायवे नमः । ॐ आकाशाय नमः । ॐ घ्राणाय नमः । ॐ जिह्वायै नमः । ॐ चक्षुषे नमः । ॐ त्वचे नमः । ॐ श्रोत्राय नमः । ॐ गन्धाय नमः । ॐ रसाय नमः । ॐ रूपाय नमः । ॐ स्पर्शाय नमः । ॐ शब्दाय नमः । ॐ वाचे नमः । ॐ पाणिभ्यां नमः । ॐ पादाभ्यां नमः । ॐ पायवे नमः । ॐ उपस्थाय नमः । ॐ मनसे नमः । ॐ बुद्ध्यै नमः । ॐ चित्ताय नमः । ॐ अहंकाराय नमः । ॐ क्षेत्रात्मने नमः । ॐ परमात्मने नमः । धूपं धूरसि मंत्रेण अग्निर्ज्योतीति दीपकम् । युवा सुवासेति च ततो वासांसि परिधापयेत्

Transliteration

Translation

次のように唱えて礼拝すべきである。「オーム、地に敬礼。オーム、水に敬礼。オーム、火に敬礼。オーム、風に敬礼。オーム、空（虚空）に敬礼。オーム、嗅覚（鼻）に敬礼。オーム、舌に敬礼。オーム、眼に敬礼。オーム、皮膚に敬礼。オーム、耳に敬礼。オーム、香に敬礼。オーム、味に敬礼。オーム、色（形）に敬礼。オーム、触に敬礼。オーム、声に敬礼。オーム、言葉に敬礼。オーム、両手に敬礼。オーム、両足に敬礼。オーム、肛門に敬礼。オーム、生殖器に敬礼。オーム、マナス（心）に敬礼。オーム、ブッディ（知性）に敬礼。オーム、チッタ（心質）に敬礼。オーム、アハンカーラ（我執）に敬礼。オーム、クシェートラートマン（個我）に敬礼。オーム、パラマートマン（至上我）に敬礼。」次に「dhūr asi」の真言で香を供え、「agnir jyotiḥ」で灯明を供え、「yuvā suvāsaḥ」で衣を捧げて着せる。

Word by Word

oṃOm

pṛthivyaito Earth

namaḥsalutation

oṃOm

adbhyaḥto the waters

namaḥsalutation

oṃOm

tejaseto Fire/energy

namaḥsalutation

oṃOm

vāyaveto Wind

namaḥsalutation

oṃOm

ākāśāyato Ether/space

namaḥsalutation

oṃOm

ghrāṇāyato the nose (smell-organ)

namaḥsalutation

oṃOm

jihvāyaito the tongue

namaḥsalutation

oṃOm

cakṣuṣeto the eye

namaḥsalutation

oṃOm

tvaceto the skin

namaḥsalutation

oṃOm

śrotrāyato the ear

namaḥsalutation

oṃOm

gandhāyato smell/odor

namaḥsalutation

oṃOm

rasāyato taste/flavor

namaḥsalutation

oṃOm

rūpāyato form/color

namaḥsalutation

oṃOm

sparśāyato touch

namaḥsalutation

oṃOm

śabdāyato sound

namaḥsalutation

oṃOm

vāceto speech

namaḥsalutation

oṃOm

pāṇibhyāmto the two hands

namaḥsalutation

oṃOm

pādābhyāmto the two feet

namaḥsalutation

oṃOm

pāyaveto the anus (excretory organ)

namaḥsalutation

oṃOm

upasthāyato the genitals

namaḥsalutation

oṃOm

manaseto the mind

namaḥsalutation

oṃOm

buddhyaito intellect

namaḥsalutation

oṃOm

cittāyato mind-stuff/attention

namaḥsalutation

oṃOm

ahaṃkārāyato ego-sense

namaḥsalutation

oṃOm

kṣetra-ātmaneto the indwelling self of the field

namaḥsalutation

oṃOm

parama-ātmaneto the Supreme Self

namaḥsalutation

dhūpamincense

dhūrasiyou fumigate/offer incense

maṃtreṇawith the mantra

agniḥfire

jyotilight

itithus

dīpakamlamp

yuvāyouth/young one (mantra word)

suvāsagood garment/fine clothing (mantra word)

itithus

caand

tataḥthereafter

vāsāṃsigarments

paridhāpayetshould cause (someone) to put on / should clothe

Speaker

Bhartṛyajña (contextual continuation)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ritualist chants a long garland of ‘oṃ … namaḥ’ while offering incense, lamp, and cloth before a consecrated piṇḍa or deity-support; symbolic icons of elements, senses, and inner faculties appear as subtle motifs around the altar.

Characters & Entities

Paramātman

Kṣetrātman

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The rite sacralizes the whole of embodied life—elements, senses, mind, ego—culminating in remembrance of the Supreme Self.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse is primarily liturgical (mantra and offering sequence) and does not name a particular tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Recite a sequence of salutations to tattvas and offer incense (dhūpa), lamp (dīpa), and garments (vastra) with specified mantras.