Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

नमः पङ्कजनाभाय नमः पङ्कजमालिने । जनार्दनाय श्रीशाय श्रीपते पीतवाससे

Transliteration

namaḥ paṅkajanābhāya namaḥ paṅkajamāline | janārdanāya śrīśāya śrīpate pītavāsase

Translation

कमलनाभाला नमस्कार, कमलमालाधारीला नमस्कार. जनार्दन, श्रीश, श्रीपती, पीतांबरधारी—आपणास प्रणाम.

Word by Word

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Salutation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नमस्कारार्थक-अव्यय (salutation particle)

• पङ्कजनाभाय: to the lotus-naveled one
• पङ्कजनाभाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पङ्कज (प्रातिपदिक) + नाभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; पङ्कजं नाभौ यस्य (traditional epithet)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Salutation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नमस्कारार्थक-अव्यय

• पङ्कजमालिने: to the lotus-garlanded one
• पङ्कजमालिने: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पङ्कज (प्रातिपदिक) + मालिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; पङ्कजानां मालिन् (garlanded with lotuses)

• जनार्दनाय: to Janārdana
• जनार्दनाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; जनानाम् अर्दनः

• श्रीशाय: to the lord of Śrī
• श्रीशाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; श्रियाः ईशः

• श्रीपते: to the husband of Śrī
• श्रीपते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; श्रियाः पतिः

• पीतवाससे: to the yellow-robed one
• पीतवाससे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; पीतं वासः यस्य (yellow-robed)

Speaker

Andhaka

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (nṛpa) and the Purāṇa audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The hymn continues with vivid iconography: Viṣṇu as lotus-naveled, lotus-garlanded, Janārdana, Śrīśa, Śrīpati, clad in yellow—an inner darśana painted by words.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Janārdana
• Śrī (Lakṣmī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Remembering the Lord through sacred epithets cultivates devotion and invokes auspiciousness (Śrī) in one’s life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular holy site is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stuti/namaskāra—offering salutations through divine names.