Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

नमस्ते पार्वतीनाथ कैलासनिलयाव्यय । गंगाधर विरूपाक्ष मां रक्ष सकलापदः

Transliteration

namaste pārvatīnātha kailāsanilayāvyaya | gaṃgādhara virūpākṣa māṃ rakṣa sakalāpadaḥ

Translation

हे पार्वतीनाथ, कैलासनिवासी अव्यय, तुला नमस्कार। हे गंगाधर, हे विरूपाक्ष, मला सर्व आपत्तींमधून रक्षण कर।

Word by Word

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayojana (salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी एकवचन (to you)

• पार्वतीनाथ: O lord of Pārvatī
• पार्वतीनाथ: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक) + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (पार्वत्याः नाथः)

• कैलासनिलय: O dweller of Kailāsa
• कैलासनिलय: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास (प्रातिपदिक) + निलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (कैलासे निलयः/निवासः)

• अव्यय: O imperishable one
• अव्यय: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन एकवचन; विशेषण (imperishable)

• गंगाधर: O bearer of the Gaṅgā
• गंगाधर: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (गङ्गां धरति इति)

• विरूपाक्ष: O odd-eyed/three-eyed one
• विरूपाक्ष: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विरूप (प्रातिपदिक) + अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन एकवचन; कर्मधारय (विरूपम् अक्षि यस्य)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• रक्ष: protect
• रक्ष: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सकलापदः: from all calamities
• सकलापदः: Apadana (Ablative/source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक) + आपद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग ‘आपद्’; पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (सकलाः आपदः)

Speaker

Śrī Rāma

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu/Setubandha (Rāmeśvara-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva with Pārvatī beside him, Kailāsa peaks behind; Gaṅgā flows from his matted hair; his ‘uneven/unique’ eyes (virūpākṣa) glow; a devotee pleads for protection amid imagined calamities (stormy sea at Setu).

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Pārvatī
• Kailāsa
• Gaṅgā
• Virūpākṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Taking refuge in Śiva—the cosmic protector—brings fearlessness amid all forms of adversity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setu/Rāmeśvara milieu; although Kailāsa and Gaṅgā are invoked, the prayer occurs within the Setukhaṇḍa narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A direct protective prayer (rakṣā-prārthanā); no further ritual detail is specified.