Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
नमस्ते ज्ञानरूपाय ज्ञानगम्याय ते नमः । नमस्ते ज्ञानदेहाय सर्वज्ञानमयाय च
namaste jñānarūpāya jñānagamyāya te namaḥ | namaste jñānadehāya sarvajñānamayāya ca
ಜ್ಞಾನಸ್ವರೂಪನಾದ ನಿಮಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ; ಜ್ಞಾನದಿಂದಲೇ ಗಮ್ಯನಾದ ನಿಮಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ. ಜ್ಞಾನದೇಹನಾದ ನಿಮಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ; ಸರ್ವಜ್ಞಾನಮಯನಾದ ಪ್ರಭುವಿಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ.
Vasiṣṭha (implied within the stotra sequence)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somnātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva as a luminous embodiment of knowledge—light emanating from the third eye and heart; sages seated nearby with manuscripts, indicating that true learning culminates in devotion.
FAQs
Liberating knowledge culminates in recognizing Śiva as the very ground and fullness of consciousness.
Arbuda-kṣetra is the narrative setting; the verse praises the deity whose presence sanctifies the place.
None stated; it is contemplative praise aligning devotion with jñāna.