Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 154

Devanagari script

वरिष्ठाय वरेण्याय सर्वस्मै परमात्मने । नमोऽखिलजगद्व्यापिरूपायानंतमूर्त्तये

Transliteration

variṣṭhāya vareṇyāya sarvasmai paramātmane | namo'khilajagadvyāpirūpāyānaṃtamūrttaye

Translation

അത്യുത്തമനും വരണീയനും സർവ്വമയനുമായ പരമാത്മാവിനു നമസ്കാരം. അഖിലജഗത്തിലും വ്യാപിക്കുന്ന സ്വരൂപമുള്ള അനന്തമൂർത്തിക്കു നമസ്കാരം.

Word by Word

• variṣṭhāya: to the श्रेष्ठतम (most excellent)
• variṣṭhāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: variṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• vareṇyāya: to the most worthy of choice
• vareṇyāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vareṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• sarvasmai: to all; to the all (one)
• sarvasmai: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• parama-ātmane: to the supreme self
• parama-ātmane: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Vacana (Utterance/वचन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक; अव्ययीभाववत्)
• Form: अव्यय, नमस्कारार्थक-निपात (Salutation particle)

• akhila-jagad-vyāpi-rūpāya: to (you) whose form pervades the entire world
• akhila-jagad-vyāpi-rūpāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: akhila (प्रातिपदिक) + jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + vyāpin (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• ananta-mūrtaye: to the infinite-formed (one)
• ananta-mūrtaye: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ananta (प्रातिपदिक) + mūrti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Vālakhilyas (continuation of their hymn)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: The praised deity

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast viśvarūpa-like panorama: the deity’s infinite forms appear across sky, sea, and temple—sunlight on waves, stars, and the Somnātha silhouette—while sages offer salutations to the all-pervading presence.

Characters & Entities

• Paramātman
• Bhāsvat (Sūrya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The hymn universalizes devotion: the worshipped deity is not local or limited but the all-pervading Supreme Self.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the textual locus; the universal praise enhances the site’s sanctity by linking it to the cosmic Paramātman.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it is a salutation formula suitable for japa or stotra recitation.