Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

नमो बुद्धिस्वरूपाय त्रिधाहंकाररूपिणे । पंचतन्मात्ररूपाय नमः प्रकृतिरूपिणे

Transliteration

namo buddhisvarūpāya tridhāhaṃkārarūpiṇe | paṃcatanmātrarūpāya namaḥ prakṛtirūpiṇe

Translation

ബുദ്ധിസ്വരൂപനും, ത്രിവിധ അഹങ്കാരസ്വരൂപനും, പഞ്ച തന്മാത്രാസ്വരൂപനും ആയ പ്രഭുവിനു നമസ്കാരം; പ്രകൃതിരൂപം ധരിക്കുന്നവനു നമസ്കാരം.

Word by Word

• namo: salutation
• namo: Sambandha (Salutation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namas (नमस् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाववत् नमस्कार-प्रयोगः

• buddhisvarūpāya: to the very nature of intellect
• buddhisvarūpāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: buddhi (बुद्धि प्रातिपदिक) + svarūpa (स्वरूप प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (बुद्धेः स्वरूपम्)

• tridhā: threefold
• tridhā: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tridhā (त्रिधा अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: in three ways)

• ahaṃkārarūpiṇe: to the one whose form is ego (ahaṃkāra)
• ahaṃkārarūpiṇe: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ahaṃkāra (अहंकार प्रातिपदिक) + rūpin (रूपिन् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अहंकारस्य रूपी)

• paṃcatanmātrarūpāya: to the form of the five subtle elements
• paṃcatanmātrarūpāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañca (पञ्च) + tanmātra (तन्मात्र) + rūpa (रूप)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; द्विगु-तत्पुरुष-समाससन्निवेशः (पञ्च तन्मात्राणि यस्य/तन्मात्राणां रूपम्)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (Salutation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namas (नमस् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नमस्कारार्थक-प्रयोगः

• prakṛtirūpiṇe: to the one whose form is Prakṛti
• prakṛtirūpiṇe: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prakṛti (प्रकृति प्रातिपदिक) + rūpin (रूपिन् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (प्रकृतेः रूपी)

Speaker

Unspecified (Devotional eulogy within Dharmāraṇya narrative; likely a sage or narrator-voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Tattva-tīrtha (conceptual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: An abstract cosmogram: from a central luminous source emanate buddhi (a clear crystal), three ahaṅkāra streams, and five subtle petals representing tanmātras; all enclosed within a translucent Prakṛti sphere.

Characters & Entities

• Buddhi
• Ahaṅkāra
• Pañca Tanmātras
• Prakṛti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

All inner faculties and cosmic principles are expressions of the Divine; recognizing this dissolves spiritual alienation and supports devotion with discernment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named directly; the verse contributes to Dharmāraṇya’s greatness by portraying the worshipped Lord as the very fabric of manifestation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated; the verse itself serves as a mantra-like salutation for recitation.