Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 72

Devanagari script

नमो नक्षत्रनाथाय शर्वरीपतये नमः । जैवातृकाय सततं द्विजराजाय वै नमः

Transliteration

namo nakṣatranāthāya śarvarīpataye namaḥ | jaivātṛkāya satataṃ dvijarājāya vai namaḥ

Translation

നക്ഷത്രനാഥനു നമസ്കാരം; ശർവരീപതിക്കു നമസ്കാരം. ജീവദായകനായ ജൈവാത്രികനു സദാ നമസ്കാരം; ദ്വിജരാജനായ ചന്ദ്രനു നമസ്കാരം.

Word by Word

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘नमो …’ इति नमस्कार-प्रयोगः

• नक्षत्रनाथाय: to the lord of the stars
• नक्षत्रनाथाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नक्षत्रनाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—नक्षत्राणां नाथः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• शर्वरीपतये: to the lord of night
• शर्वरीपतये: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्वरीपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—शर्वर्याः पतिः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• जैवातृकाय: to Jaivātṛka (a name/epithet of the Moon)
• जैवातृकाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जैवातृक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• सततम्: always
• सततम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सततम् (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/नित्यत्वार्थक-अव्यय (adverb)

• द्विजराजाय: to the king of the twice-born (birds)
• द्विजराजाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विजराज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—द्विजानां राजा (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/पादपूरण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced; Vaiṣṇava-khaṇḍa narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A star-filled night sky over Ayodhyā; the Moon presides above constellations. A devotee chants, offering white flowers; four kalaśas stand guard in the quarters.

Characters & Entities

• Candra
• Nakṣatra
• Śarvarī (night)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Moon is praised as regulator of time and vitality; honoring him aligns one with dharmic rhythm and steadiness of mind.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ayodhyā remains the māhātmya setting; the rite is taught as part of Ayodhyā’s sacred observances.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

This is part of the Moon’s praise-names (nāma-stuti) to be recited during Candrapūjā.