Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

नमो गुहाय सिद्धाय किंकरायस्य ते वयम् । मदीयां स्कन्द विज्ञप्तिं नाथैनामवधारय

Transliteration

namo guhāya siddhāya kiṃkarāyasya te vayam | madīyāṃ skanda vijñaptiṃ nāthaināmavadhāraya

Translation

സിദ്ധനായ ഗുഹയ്ക്ക് നമസ്കാരം. ഞങ്ങൾ നിങ്ങളുടെ ദാസന്മാർ. ഹേ നാഥ സ്കന്ദാ, എന്റെ ഈ വിജ്ഞാപനം ദയവായി സ്വീകരിക്കണമേ.

Word by Word

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (Salutation/नमस्कार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्राय; नमस्कारार्थक निपात (salutation particle), सामान्यतः चतुर्थ्यर्थे प्रयुज्यते

• guhāya: to Guha
• guhāya: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी विभक्ति एकवचनम् (dative singular)

• siddhāya: to the accomplished/perfected one
• siddhāya: Sampradāna (Recipient-qualifier/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी विभक्ति एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifying guhāya)

• kiṃkarāya: to the servant
• kiṃkarāya: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kiṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी विभक्ति एकवचनम् (dative singular)

• asya: of him
• asya: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी विभक्ति एकवचनम् (genitive singular)

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी विभक्ति एकवचनम् (genitive singular)

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा विभक्ति बहुवचनम् (nominative plural)

• madīyām: my
• madīyām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: madīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति एकवचनम् (accusative singular); विशेषणम् (qualifying vijñaptim)

• skanda: O Skanda
• skanda: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: skanda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन एकवचनम् (vocative singular)

• vijñaptim: request, petition
• vijñaptim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vijñapti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति एकवचनम् (accusative singular)

• nātha: O Lord
• nātha: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन एकवचनम् (vocative singular)

• enām: this (her/it)
• enām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति एकवचनम् (accusative singular)

• avadhāraya: consider, take note of
• avadhāraya: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-dhṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative); मध्यमपुरुषः एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Dharma (personified), addressing Skanda/Guha

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Stambhatīrtha (contextual)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Skanda/Guha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dharma (or a divine emissary) stands with folded hands (añjali), addressing Skanda/Guha—youthful, radiant, holding spear (śakti/vel), with peacock nearby; the mood is reverent and petitionary.

Characters & Entities

• Guha (Skanda)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Humility and reverent petition to Skanda/Guha are portrayed as the proper approach before proclaiming sacred ordinances.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not named in this verse; it functions as the devotional preface to the Stambhatīrtha glorification that follows.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a formal vijñapti (supplication) to Skanda.