Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

संसारार्णवपोताय नमस्तुभ्यमधोक्षज । त्वन्नामस्मरणात्पापमशेषं नः प्रणश्यतु

Transliteration

saṃsārārṇavapotāya namastubhyamadhokṣaja | tvannāmasmaraṇātpāpamaśeṣaṃ naḥ praṇaśyatu

Translation

हे अधोक्षजा, संसार-सागर पार नेणाऱ्या नौकेसारख्या तुला नमस्कार. तुझ्या नामस्मरणाने आमची सर्व पापे निःशेष नष्ट होवोत.

Word by Word

• saṃsārārṇavapotāya: to the boat (that carries across) the ocean of worldly existence
• saṃsārārṇavapotāya: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃsāra+arṇava+pota (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचनम्; dative singular; “to the boat for the ocean of saṃsāra”

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Prayojana (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (नमस्कारार्थक-निपातः)

• tubhyam: to you
• tubhyam: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी, एकवचनम्; dative singular

• adhokṣaja: O Adhokṣaja (Vishnu)
• adhokṣaja: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhokṣaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचनम्; vocative singular

• tvannāmasmaraṇāt: from remembering your name
• tvannāmasmaraṇāt: Apadana (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvat+nāma+smaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचनम्; ablative singular

• pāpam: sin
• pāpam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; accusative singular

• aśeṣam: entirely
• aśeṣam: Visheshana (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; adjective to “pāpam”

• naḥ: of us
• naḥ: Sambandha (Possessor/Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी बहुवचनम्; genitive plural

• praṇaśyatu: may (it) perish
• praṇaśyatu: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra+naś (नश् धातु)
• Form: लोट्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

Speaker

Devotees/Sages (stotra-style nāma-japa praise within Revā Khaṇḍa narrative)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast ocean of saṃsāra visualized as dark waves; Viṣṇu as a radiant boat/ferryman figure; devotees chant on a riverbank, linking inner crossing with outer pilgrimage.

Characters & Entities

• Adhokṣaja
• Viṣṇu
• saṃsāra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord is the liberating ‘boat’ across saṃsāra; His Name-remembrance is taught as a complete purifier supporting liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā/Narmadā tīrtha setting of the Revā Khaṇḍa frames this liberation-themed praise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Nāma-smaraṇa (japa/continuous remembrance) is the stated practice for pāpa-destruction and spiritual crossing of saṃsāra.