Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 129

Devanagari script

नमस्ते देवदेवेश शम्भो परमकारण । गृहाणार्घमिमं देव संसाराघमपाकुरु

Transliteration

namaste devadeveśa śambho paramakāraṇa | gṛhāṇārghamimaṃ deva saṃsārāghamapākuru

Translation

ഹേ ദേവദേവേശ ശംഭോ, പരമകാരണമേ! ദേവാ, ഈ അർഘ്യം സ്വീകരിച്ച് സംസാരജന്യ പാപം അകറ്റണമേ.

Word by Word

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययम्; नमस्कारार्थक निपातः (salutation particle)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/स्त्री/नपुंसकलिङ्गः, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान) एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम (to you)

• devadeveśa: O Lord of the gods
• devadeveśa: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + deveśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचनम्; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवदेवानाम् ईशः)

• śambho: O Śambhu
• śambho: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śambhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचनम्

• paramakāraṇa: O supreme cause
• paramakāraṇa: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + kāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचनम्; समासः—कर्मधारयः (परमं कारणम्)

• gṛhāṇa: accept
• gṛhāṇa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (धाातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), आत्मनेपदम्, मध्यमपुरुषः (2nd person), एकवचनम्

• argham: arghya offering
• argham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: argha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचनम्

• imam: this
• imam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचनम्; सर्वनामविशेषणम् (qualifies argham: this)

• deva: O God
• deva: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचनम्

• saṃsāra-agham: the sin of worldly existence
• saṃsāra-agham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃsāra (प्रातिपदिक) + agha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचनम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (संसारसम्बन्धि अघम्)

• apākuru: remove/drive away
• apākuru: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: apa-√kṛ (धाातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपदम्, मध्यमपुरुषः (2nd person), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Worshipper (as quoted within Sūta’s narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devotee holds an arghya vessel before the liṅga, palms steady, eyes moist with devotion, uttering ‘namaste’ to Śambhu as the supreme cause, seeking removal of saṃsāra’s sin.

Characters & Entities

• Śambhu (Śiva)
• Deva-deveśa
• Arghya
• Saṃsāra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva is revered as the ultimate cause and the remover of the bondage and impurity of saṃsāra.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Śiva shrine worshipped in the Revā Khaṇḍa context, tied to Narmadā pilgrimage observances.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offer arghya to Śiva while reciting a prayer seeking removal of saṃsāra-agha.