Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

नमः कालाग्निरुद्राय सप्तलोकनिवासिने । त्वं गतिः सर्वभूतानां भूतानां पतये नमः

Transliteration

namaḥ kālāgnirudrāya saptalokanivāsine | tvaṃ gatiḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ bhūtānāṃ pataye namaḥ

Translation

कालाग्निरुद्र, सप्तलोकनिवासी प्रभूस नमस्कार। आपणच सर्व भूतांची परम गती आहात; भूतांचे पती यांस नमस्कार।

Word by Word

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Bhava (Exclamation/भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नमस्कारार्थे

• kālāgnirudrāya: to Rudra as the fire of Time
• kālāgnirudrāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक) + agni (प्रातिपदिक) + rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कालाग्निरूपः रुद्रः)

• saptalokanivāsine: to the dweller in the seven worlds
• saptalokanivāsine: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sapta (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक) + nivāsin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सप्तलोकेषु निवसतीति)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• gatiḥ: refuge; goal
• gatiḥ: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate nominal/विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sarvabhūtānām: of all beings
• sarvabhūtānām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (सर्वाणि भूतानि)

• bhūtānām: of beings
• bhūtānām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• pataye: to the lord
• pataye: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Bhava (Exclamation/भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Devī (addressing Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast cosmic vision: Kālāgni-Rudra radiates like a controlled cosmic fire, yet serene; seven layered worlds appear as concentric realms. Countless beings move toward him as their final refuge, while he stands as Bhūtapati—protector and lord of all life.

Characters & Entities

• Kālāgni-Rudra
• Śiva
• Sapta-loka (seven worlds)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Time and dissolution are also divine; realizing Śiva as the ultimate refuge gives fearlessness and liberation-oriented faith.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse belongs to the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya, presenting Prabhāsa as a place aligned with Rudra’s saving grace.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse is suited for japa as a Rudra-nāma salutation emphasizing refuge (gati).