Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 73

Devanagari script

संसारांबुधिसंतारपोतपादांबुजाय ते । नमो भक्तार्तिसंहर्त्रे सच्चिदानंदरूपिणे

Transliteration

saṃsārāṃbudhisaṃtārapotapādāṃbujāya te | namo bhaktārtisaṃhartre saccidānaṃdarūpiṇe

Translation

പ്രഭോ! നിങ്ങളുടെ പദപദ്മങ്ങൾ സംസാരസമുദ്രം കടത്തുന്ന തോണിയാകുന്നു; ഭക്തരുടെ ആർ‍ത്തി നീക്കുന്ന സച്ചിദാനന്ദസ്വരൂപനേ, നമസ്കാരം।

Word by Word

• संसार: of worldly existence
• संसार: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — ‘of saṃsāra’ (समासाङ्गत्वात् प्रातिपदिकरूपेण)

• अम्बुधि: of the ocean
• अम्बुधि: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बुधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — ‘of ocean’ (समासाङ्ग)

• संतार: of crossing over
• संतार: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संतार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — ‘of crossing/ford’ (समासाङ्ग)

• पोत: of a boat
• पोत: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पोत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — ‘of boat’ (समासाङ्ग)

• पादाम्बुजाय: to (your) lotus-feet
• पादाम्बुजाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्बुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (अम्बुज), चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन — ‘to the lotus of the feet’ (पादस्य अम्बुजम्)

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — ‘of you/your’

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayojana (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (नमः-प्रयोगः), नमस्कारार्थक-निपातः

• भक्त: of devotees
• भक्त: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √भज् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन — ‘of devotees’ (समासाङ्ग)

• आर्ति: distress
• आर्ति: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — ‘of distress’ (समासाङ्ग)

• संहर्त्रे: to the remover of devotees’ distress
• संहर्त्रे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संहर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक; √हृ (धातु) + तृ, उपसर्गः सं-)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन — ‘to the destroyer/remover’ (भक्तानाम् आर्तेः संहर्ता)

• सत्: being
• सत्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — ‘of being/existence’ (समासाङ्ग)

• चित्: consciousness
• चित्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (दर्शन-प्रयोगे), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — ‘of consciousness’ (समासाङ्ग)

• आनन्द: bliss
• आनन्द: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — ‘of bliss’ (समासाङ्ग)

• रूपिणे: to the one of the form of sat-cit-ānanda
• रूपिणे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन — ‘to the one whose form is …’ (सच्चिदानन्द-रूपः)

Speaker

Munis (Sages) praising Rāma (context: a stotra recited by sages; confirmed by v.78)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu (Setubandha/Rāma-setu)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sages offer folded-hands praise to Rāma, visualizing his lotus-feet as a radiant boat carrying beings over a dark, wave-tossed ocean of saṃsāra; a serene aura of saccidānanda surrounds him.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Bhakta (devotees)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Taking refuge in the Lord’s lotus-feet is portrayed as the sure means to cross saṃsāra, with devotion removing suffering and leading toward liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse occurs in Setukhaṇḍa (Setu Māhātmya), associated with Setu/Rāmeśvaram and the sacred bridge-region sanctified by Rāma’s presence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly in this verse; it functions as a devotional salutation within a stotra.