Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

नमस्तुभ्यं भग वते वासुदेवाय शार्ङ्गिणे । भूयोभूयो नमस्तुभ्यं शेषपर्यंकशायिने

Transliteration

namastubhyaṃ bhaga vate vāsudevāya śārṅgiṇe | bhūyobhūyo namastubhyaṃ śeṣaparyaṃkaśāyine

Translation

ഹേ ഭഗവാൻ വാസുദേവാ, ശാർങ്ഗധനുസ്സു ധരിക്കുന്നവനേ—നിനക്കു നമസ്കാരം। ശേഷപര്യങ്കത്തിൽ ശയിക്കുന്ന പ്രഭോ—നിനക്കു വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും നമസ്കാരം।

Word by Word

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: सम्बोधन/प्रणाम (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात), नमस्कारार्थकः

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/Dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन

• भगवते: to the Blessed Lord
• भगवते: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/Dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन (भगवत्-शब्दः)

• वासुदेवाय: to Vāsudeva
• वासुदेवाय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/Dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन

• शार्ङ्गिणे: to the bearer of Śārṅga (bow)
• शार्ङ्गिणे: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/Dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शार्ङ्गिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; इन्-प्रत्ययान्त (धनुर्धर-विशेषण-नाम)

• भूयः: again, repeatedly
• भूयः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण), पुनः/अधिकम्-अर्थे

• भूयः: again (repeatedly)
• भूयः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण), पुनरुक्ति-प्रयोगः

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: सम्बोधन/प्रणाम (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात), नमस्कारार्थकः

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/Dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन

• शेषपर्यङ्कशायिने: to the one who lies on the couch of Śeṣa
• शेषपर्यङ्कशायिने: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/Dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक) + पर्यङ्क (प्रातिपदिक) + शायिन् (प्रातिपदिक; √शी (धातु) + णिनि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; समासः सप्तमी/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (शेषस्य पर्यङ्के शयिते इति)

Speaker

Gālava (continuing the hymn to Viṣṇu)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setutīrtha / Setukṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devotee addresses Vāsudeva holding the Śārṅga bow, then envisions Him reclining on the serpent Śeṣa—two complementary theophanies: martial sovereignty and cosmic repose.

Characters & Entities

• Vāsudeva
• Śārṅga (bow)
• Śeṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Repeated remembrance and surrender (bhūyo bhūyaḥ namas) deepens devotion to the Lord who protects the cosmos.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setu region (Setubandha/Rāmeśvaram) forms the sacred backdrop for this Vaiṣṇava praise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The practice implied is namaskāra and stotra—repeated salutations and chanting of divine epithets.