Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

नमोऽरविन्दपादाय पद्मनाभाय वै नमः । नमः क्षीराब्धिकल्लोलस्पृष्टगात्राय शार्ङ्गिणे

Transliteration

namo'ravindapādāya padmanābhāya vai namaḥ | namaḥ kṣīrābdhikallolaspṛṣṭagātrāya śārṅgiṇe

Translation

അരവിന്ദസമമായ പാദങ്ങളുള്ളവനേ, നമസ്കാരം; പദ്മനാഭനേ, നിശ്ചയമായും നമസ്കാരം. ക്ഷീരസമുദ്ര തരംഗസ്പർശിത ഗാത്രമുള്ള ശാർങ്ഗിണേ, നമസ്കാരം.

Word by Word

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (Salutation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (नमस् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (salutation particle)

• aravinda-pādāya: to the lotus-footed one
• aravinda-pādāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aravinda (अरविन्द) + pāda (पाद)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (अरविन्दवत् पादौ यस्य/lotus-like feet); पुल्लिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन

• padma-nābhāya: to Padmanābha
• padma-nābhāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padma (पद्म) + nābhi (नाभि)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (पद्मं नाभौ यस्य/one who has a lotus in the navel); पुल्लिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle/emphasis)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (Salutation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (नमस् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (salutation particle)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (Salutation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (नमस् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (salutation particle)

• kṣīra-abdhi-kallola-spṛṣṭa-gātrāya: to him whose body is touched by the waves of the Milk Ocean
• kṣīra-abdhi-kallola-spṛṣṭa-gātrāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣīra (क्षीर) + abdhi (अब्दि) + kallola (कल्लोल) + spṛṣṭa (स्पृष्ट) + gātra (गात्र)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (क्षीराब्धिकल्लोलैः स्पृष्टं गात्रं यस्य/whose body is touched by the waves of the Milk-ocean); पुल्लिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन

• śārṅgiṇe: to Śārṅgin (bearer of the Śārṅga bow)
• śārṅgiṇe: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śārṅgin (शार्ङ्गिन् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन (धनुर्धर-विशेषण: bearer of Śārṅga bow)

Speaker

Dharma

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu is shown with lotus-like feet and a radiant navel-lotus; the Ocean of Milk’s waves touch his body; he holds or is associated with the Śārṅga bow, blending serenity with sovereign power.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Padmanābha
• Śārṅgin
• Kṣīrābdhi (Ocean of Milk)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Contemplating the Lord’s auspicious forms—lotus-feet, lotus-navel, divine weapons—strengthens devotion and reverence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader passage belongs to Ayodhyā Māhātmya; this verse praises Viṣṇu’s cosmic aspect rather than a local tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; it functions as a stotra verse suited for recitation (japa/stuti).