Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 96

Devanagari script

देवा ऊचुः । नमस्तुभ्यं भगवते नमस्ते विश्वमंगलम् । श्रीनिवास नमस्तुभ्यं श्रीपते ते नमोनमः

Transliteration

devā ūcuḥ | namastubhyaṃ bhagavate namaste viśvamaṃgalam | śrīnivāsa namastubhyaṃ śrīpate te namonamaḥ

Translation

देव म्हणाले—हे भगवन्, तुला नमस्कार; हे विश्वमंगलस्वरूपा, तुला नमस्कार। हे श्रीनिवासा, तुला नमस्कार; हे श्रीपते, तुला पुनःपुन्हा प्रणाम।

Word by Word

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ūcuḥ: said
• ūcuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (Vocative sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः (used as interjection ‘salutation’)

• tubhyam: to you
• tubhyam: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• bhagavate: to the Blessed Lord
• bhagavate: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (Vocative sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; नमः-प्रयोगः

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी/षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Dat./Gen. 4th/6th), एकवचन (Singular); अत्र चतुर्थी-अर्थः (to you)

• viśva-maṅgalam: universal auspiciousness
• viśva-maṅgalam: Sambodhana/Address (Vocative sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक) + maṅgala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• śrī-nivāsa: O abode of Śrī
• śrī-nivāsa: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + nivāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रयोगः (Vocative sense), एकवचन (Singular)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (Vocative sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; नमः-प्रयोगः

• tubhyam: to you
• tubhyam: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• śrī-pate: O lord of Śrī
• śrī-pate: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रयोगः (Vocative sense), एकवचन

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी/षष्ठी, एकवचन; अत्र चतुर्थी-अर्थः (to you)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (Vocative sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति-नमः

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (Vocative sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Devas

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer audience (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A circle of devas with folded hands offer a luminous hymn to Hari, addressing him as the auspiciousness of the universe and as Śrīnivāsa/Śrīpati.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Śrīnivāsa
• Śrīpati
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Praise (stuti) and surrender to the Lord—source of universal auspiciousness—invites protection and restores dhārmic courage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is a devotional invocation within the Kedāra narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Recitation of salutations (namaskāra/stuti) is exemplified, though not framed as a formal vow here.