Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

वायुरुवाच । हराय हरिरूपाय व्याघ्रचर्मांबराय च । रामनाथ नमस्तुभ्यं ममाभीष्टप्रदो भव

Transliteration

vāyuruvāca | harāya harirūpāya vyāghracarmāṃbarāya ca | rāmanātha namastubhyaṃ mamābhīṣṭaprado bhava

Translation

വായു പറഞ്ഞു—ഹരിയുടെ രൂപം ധരിച്ച ഹരനേ, വ്യാഘ്രചർമ്മാംബരം ധരിച്ചവനേ, നിനക്കു നമസ്കാരം. ഹേ രാമനാഥാ, നിനക്കു പ്രണാമം; എന്റെ അഭീഷ്ടങ്ങൾ നല്കുന്നവനാകേണമേ.

Word by Word

• वायुः: Vāyu (Wind)
• वायुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• हराय: to Hara
• हराय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हरिरूपाय: to (him) of Hari’s form
• हरिरूपाय: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हरि + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—हरेः रूपम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• व्याघ्रचर्माम्बराय: to (him) whose garment is tiger-skin
• व्याघ्रचर्माम्बराय: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्याघ्र + चर्म + अम्बर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—व्याघ्रस्य चर्म (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) + तदेव अम्बरम् (कर्मधारय-भाव)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• रामनाथ: O Lord of Rāma
• रामनाथ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayojana (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमः-प्रयोगः दत्तिवाचक-सम्बन्धे

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

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अभीष्टप्रदः: giver of desired boons
• अभीष्टप्रदः: Kartṛ-predicative (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभीष्ट + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—अभीष्टं प्रददाति इति (उपपद-तत्पुरुष)

• भव: be
• भव: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Vāyu

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmanātha/Rāmeśvara (Setu-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (Contextual) Audience of the Setu-māhātmya; addressed deity is Śiva

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vāyu, swift and subtle, bows to Śiva who is simultaneously Hara and Hari-formed; Śiva wears a tiger-skin, standing near the Rāmeśvara shrine with a unifying aura that blends Vaiṣṇava and Śaiva iconographic hints; the prayer asks for desired boons.

Characters & Entities

• Vāyu
• Hara (Śiva)
• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Rāmanātha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord transcends sectarian division—Śiva is praised with Hari’s form—teaching unity of the divine and faith in grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rāmeśvaram/Setu, where Rāmanātha is invoked as the compassionate bestower of boons.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A prayer for iṣṭa-siddhi (fulfilment of desired aims) is expressed; no detailed rite is stated.