Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

इंद्र उवाच । यस्य शक्तिरुमा देवी जगन्माता त्रयीमयी । तमहं शंकरं वंदे रामनाथमुमापतिम्

Transliteration

iṃdra uvāca | yasya śaktirumā devī jaganmātā trayīmayī | tamahaṃ śaṃkaraṃ vaṃde rāmanāthamumāpatim

Translation

ഇന്ദ്രൻ പറഞ്ഞു: ആരുടെ ശക്തി ദേവി ഉമാ—ജഗന്മാതാവ്, വേദത്രയീമയി—ആ ശങ്കരനെ, രാമനാഥനെ, ഉമാപതിയെ ഞാൻ വന്ദിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• इंद्र: Indra
• इंद्र: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; Perfect, 3rd person, Singular

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive, Singular

• शक्तिः: power
• शक्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• उमा: Umā
• उमा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Nominative, Singular (apposition to शक्तिः)

• देवी: goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Nominative, Singular (apposition)

• जगन्माता: mother of the world
• जगन्माता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगन्मातृ (प्रातिपदिक; जगत् + मातृ)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Nominative, Singular (apposition)

• त्रयीमयी: consisting of the three Vedas
• त्रयीमयी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रयीमयी (प्रातिपदिक; त्रयी + मयट्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Nominative, Singular (qualifying देवी/उमा)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative, Singular

• शंकरम्: Śaṅkara
• शंकरम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Singular (apposition to तम्)

• वंदे: I worship
• वंदे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वन्द् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; Present, 1st person, Singular (आत्मनेपद)

• रामनाथम्: Lord of Rāma
• रामनाथम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रामनाथ (प्रातिपदिक; राम + नाथ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उमापतिम्: husband of Umā
• उमापतिम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमापति (प्रातिपदिक; उमा + पति)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

Indra

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmeśvara/Rāma-nātha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śiva (Rāma-nātha)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra, crowned and holding vajra, bows to a composite vision: Śiva as Rāma-nātha with Umā as radiant śakti beside/within the aura; subtle Vedic triad symbols (three flames/three lines) appear.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Umā
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• Rāmanātha (Rāmeśvara)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva is praised as inseparable from Śakti (Umā) and as the ground of Vedic revelation, affirming devotion rooted in dharma and jñāna.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rāmeśvara (Rameshwaram) in the Setukhaṇḍa, where Śiva is invoked as Rāmanātha and Umāpati.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse itself is an act of worship (vandanā).