Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

नमोऽनन्त नमस्तुभ्यं विश्वात्मन्विश्वभावन । त्वन्नामस्मरणात्पापमशेषं नः प्रणश्यतु

Transliteration

namo'nanta namastubhyaṃ viśvātmanviśvabhāvana | tvannāmasmaraṇātpāpamaśeṣaṃ naḥ praṇaśyatu

Translation

ഹേ അനന്താ! നിനക്കു നമസ്കാരം; ഹേ വിശ്വാത്മാവേ, വിശ്വഭാവനേ! നിനക്കു നമസ്കാരം. നിന്റെ നാമസ്മരണയാൽ ഞങ്ങളുടെ പാപങ്ങൾ എല്ലാം നിശ്ശേഷം നശിക്കട്ടെ.

Word by Word

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Kriya (Utterance/क्रिया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• अनन्त: O Infinite one
• अनन्त: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Kriya (Utterance/क्रिया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; dative ‘to you’

• विश्वात्मन्: O soul of the universe
• विश्वात्मन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘विश्वस्य आत्मा’)

• विश्वभावन: O sustainer of the universe
• विश्वभावन: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व + भावन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘विश्वस्य भावनः’)=nourisher/creator of the universe

• त्वत्-नाम-स्मरणात्: from remembering your name
• त्वत्-नाम-स्मरणात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + नाम (प्रातिपदिक) + स्मरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; ablative

• पापम्: sin
• पापम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• अशेषम्: entirely
• अशेषम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• नः: our
• नः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन

• प्रणश्यतु: may it perish
• प्रणश्यतु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + नश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Devotees/Sages (stotra-style nāma-japa praise within Revā Khaṇḍa narrative)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha belt (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast cosmic backdrop: stars, worlds, rivers, mountains contained within the Lord’s form; devotees chant at the foreground, and dark karmic knots unravel into light as the name is remembered.

Characters & Entities

• Ananta
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Infinite Lord pervades and sustains the cosmos; remembering His Name is a complete purifier.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā/Narmadā sacred region is the narrative frame, where devotional remembrance is praised as tīrtha-aligned merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Nāma-smaraṇa (remembrance/japa of the Lord’s Name) is the stated practice for removing pāpa.