Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

गौरीकान्त नम स्तुभ्यं नमस्तुभ्यं शिवात्मने । ब्रह्मविष्णुस्वरूपाय त्रिनेत्राय नमोनमः

Transliteration

gaurīkānta nama stubhyaṃ namastubhyaṃ śivātmane | brahmaviṣṇusvarūpāya trinetrāya namonamaḥ

Translation

ഹേ ഗൗരീകാന്താ! നിനക്കു നമസ്കാരം; ശിവാത്മസ്വരൂപാ! നിനക്കു നമസ്കാരം. ബ്രഹ്മാ-വിഷ്ണുസ്വരൂപാ, ത്രിനേത്രപ്രഭോ! വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും നമസ്കാരം.

Word by Word

• gaurīkānta: O beloved of Gaurī
• gaurīkānta: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaurī (प्रातिपदिक) + kānta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन एकवचन; गौर्याः कान्तः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (voc. sg.)

• namaḥ: salutations
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, नमस्कारार्थक

• tubhyam: to you
• tubhyam: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी एकवचन (dat. sg.)

• namaḥ: salutations
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, नमस्कारार्थक

• tubhyam: to you
• tubhyam: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी एकवचन (dat. sg.)

• śivātmane: to the one whose self is Śiva / to Śiva-souled one
• śivātmane: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी एकवचन; शिवः आत्मा यस्य सः/शिवात्मा इति तत्पुरुष (dat. sg.; ātman-शब्दः)

• brahmaviṣṇusvarūpāya: to the one whose true form is Brahmā and Viṣṇu
• brahmaviṣṇusvarūpāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक) + svarūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी एकवचन; ब्रह्म-विष्ण्वोः स्वरूपम् इति (समाहार/द्वन्द्व-पूर्वपद + तत्पुरुष) (dat. sg.)

• trinetrāya: to the three-eyed one
• trinetrāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + netra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी एकवचन; त्रयाणि नेत्राणि यस्य सः (द्विगु-समास) (dat. sg.)

• namaḥ: salutations
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, नमस्कारार्थक

• namaḥ: salutations (again)
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, नमस्कारार्थक (पुनरुक्ति: नमो नमः)

Speaker

Vasiṣṭha (implied within the stotra sequence)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbudācala-Śiva-liṅga (Arbuda)

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (standard frame; implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage/devotee stands before a rocky mountain shrine, hands folded, chanting salutations to Śiva—beloved of Gaurī, three-eyed, encompassing Brahmā and Viṣṇu—while a subtle aura suggests divine presence within stone.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Gaurī
• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu
• Trinetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sectarian boundaries dissolve: the one Śiva is praised as the inner reality manifesting as Brahmā and Viṣṇu.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Arbuda-kṣetra is the contextual setting; the verse itself focuses on Śiva’s universal forms rather than a single shrine.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicit; it supports devotional recitation and meditative worship.