Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

श्रीराम उवाच । नमो महात्मने तुभ्यं महामायाय शूलिने । स्वपदांबुजभक्तार्तिहारिणे सर्प हारिणे

Transliteration

śrīrāma uvāca | namo mahātmane tubhyaṃ mahāmāyāya śūline | svapadāṃbujabhaktārtihāriṇe sarpa hāriṇe

Translation

ശ്രീരാമൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ മഹാത്മാവേ, നിനക്കു നമസ്കാരം; ഹേ മഹാമായാധിപതേ, ത്രിശൂലധാരിയേ, നിനക്കു നമസ്കാരം। സ്വന്തം പദാംബുജഭക്തരുടെ ആർതി നീക്കുന്നവനേ, സർപ്പത്തെ ഹാരമായി ധരിക്കുന്നവനേ, നിനക്കു നമസ്കാരം।

Word by Word

• श्रीरामः: Śrī Rāma
• श्रीरामः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीराम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; धातुः—वच् (वचने)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Prayojaka (Interjectional/नमस्कार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययप्राय)
• Form: अव्यय (नमः-प्रयोगः; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात)

• महात्मने: to the great-souled one
• महात्मने: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

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

• महामायाय: to the great Māyā
• महामायाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामाया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (महती माया)

• शूलिने: to the trident-bearer
• शूलिने: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• स्वपदाम्बुजभक्तार्तिहारिणे: to the remover of the devotees’ distress (devotees of his lotus-feet)
• स्वपदाम्बुजभक्तार्तिहारिणे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + पद + अम्बुज + भक्त + आर्ति + हारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; बहुपदसमासः (तत्पुरुषप्रधानः): स्व-पदाम्बुज-भक्त-आर्ति-हारिन् = स्वस्य पदाम्बुजे भक्तानाम् आर्तिं हरति इति

• सर्पहारिणे: to the serpent-bearer / serpent-remover
• सर्पहारिणे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्प + हारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सर्प-हारिन् = सर्पं हरति/सर्पहारः यस्य)

Speaker

Śrī Rāma

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāghaveśvara/Rāmanātha at Setu-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śrī Rāma stands with folded hands before a garlanded liṅga; Śiva’s presence is suggested by a radiant aura, trident motif, and a serpent ornament; offerings of bilva and lamps; ocean breeze moves cloth and flags.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Rāma
• Śiva (Śūlin)
• Rāghaveśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva is approached as the compassionate remover of devotees’ suffering; surrender at His lotus feet is central.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The praise is situated in Setukhaṇḍa, centering on Rāghaveśvara at the Setu/Rāmeśvara sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is stated; the verse models stuti and namaskāra as devotional practice.