Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

ओङ्कार हुङ्कारपरिष्कृताय स्वधावषट्कार नमोनमस्ते । गुणत्रयेशाय महेश्वराय ते त्रयीमयाय त्रिगुणात्मने नमः

Transliteration

oṅkāra huṅkārapariṣkṛtāya svadhāvaṣaṭkāra namonamaste | guṇatrayeśāya maheśvarāya te trayīmayāya triguṇātmane namaḥ

Translation

ഓംകാര-ഹുംകാരങ്ങളാൽ അലങ്കൃതനും, സ്വധാ-വഷട് ഉച്ചാരണങ്ങളാൽ സ്തുത്യനുമായവനേ—നിനക്കു വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും നമസ്കാരം. ഹേ മഹേശ്വരാ, ത്രിഗുണങ്ങളുടെ അധിപതേ! വേദത്രയീമയനേ, ത്രിഗുണാത്മനേ—നിനക്കു പ്രണാമം.

Word by Word

• oṅkāra: O Oṅkāra (the syllable Oṃ)
• oṅkāra: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: oṃkāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा, एकवचन (vocative/nominative used in address)

• huṅkārapariṣkṛtāya: to (you) adorned by huṅkāra
• huṅkārapariṣkṛtāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: huṅkāra + pariṣkṛta (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (huṅkāra-pariṣkṛta: adorned/purified by huṅkāra)

• svadhāvaṣaṭkāra: O Svadhā and Vaṣaṭkāra
• svadhāvaṣaṭkāra: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svadhā + vaṣaṭkāra (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा, एकवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (svadhā + vaṣaṭkāra)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (Salutation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नमस्-शब्दः; अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः (indeclinable interjection of salutation)

• namas: salutation
• namas: Sambandha (Salutation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नमस्-शब्दः; पुनरुक्ति-प्रयोगे (repeated salutation)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी/षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (to you/your); अत्र चतुर्थी (dative)

• guṇatrayeśāya: to the lord of the three guṇas
• guṇatrayeśāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guṇa + traya + īśa (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (guṇa-traya-īśa: lord of the three guṇas)

• maheśvarāya: to the Great Lord
• maheśvarāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + īśvara (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (mahā-īśvara: great lord)

• trayīmayāya: to the one consisting of the three Vedas
• trayīmayāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: trayī + maya (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (trayī-maya: consisting of the three Vedas)

• triguṇātmane: to the one whose nature is the three guṇas
• triguṇātmane: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri + guṇa + ātman (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (tri-guṇa-ātman: whose nature is the three guṇas)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (Salutation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नमस्-शब्दः; नमस्कारार्थक-अव्यय (salutation)

Speaker

Likely Indra / Devas (a stuti section begins); exact speaker not explicit in the snippet

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ritualized hymn scene: priests/sages chant Oṃ and Huṃ; offerings are made with svadhā and vaṣaṭ; Maheśvara appears as the embodiment of the Vedas and lord of the three guṇas.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara (Śiva)
• Oṃkāra
• Huṃkāra
• Trayī (Vedas)
• Guṇas (sattva-rajas-tamas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Supreme Lord is praised as the inner essence of mantra, Veda, and cosmic qualities—devotion unites ritual sound with realization.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single place is named; the verse functions as a universal Śiva-stuti within the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It references yajña-liturgical utterances (svadhā, vaṣaṭ) and mantra-praise (Oṃ, Huṃ), implying worship through Vedic recitation and oblations.