Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

नमस्ते मत्स्यरूपाय त्रयीपालनकारिणे । नमः परशुरामाय क्षत्रियांतकराय ते

Transliteration

namaste matsyarūpāya trayīpālanakāriṇe | namaḥ paraśurāmāya kṣatriyāṃtakarāya te

Translation

Sembah sujud kepada-Mu dalam rupa Matsya, pelindung Tiga Veda; sembah sujud kepada-Mu sebagai Paraśurāma, penghapus para Kṣatriya yang zalim.

Word by Word

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

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन (Singular)

• मत्स्यरूपाय: to (you) of fish-form
• मत्स्यरूपाय: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्स्य (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; मत्स्यस्य रूपम् इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• त्रयीपालनकारिणे: to the preserver of the three Vedas
• त्रयीपालनकारिणे: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रयी (प्रातिपदिक) + पालन (प्रातिपदिक) + कारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; त्रयीपालनं करोतीति (उपपद-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-सदृश)

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

• परशुरामाय: to Paraśurāma
• परशुरामाय: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परशुराम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• क्षत्रियांतकराय: to the destroyer of kṣatriyas
• क्षत्रियांतकराय: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रिय (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; क्षत्रियाणाम् अन्तकः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

Speaker

Deductive: a devotee/narratorial voice within Setukhaṇḍa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setubandha/Setu (Rāmeśvara-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer sages/devotees (Setukhaṇḍa frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee at the seashore of Setu offers añjali; behind, a composite vision of Matsya bearing the Vedas and Paraśurāma with axe, both haloed, blessing the pilgrim.

Characters & Entities

• Matsya
• Vedas (Trayī)
• Paraśurāma
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord safeguards revelation (Veda) and corrects social tyranny to re-establish dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu/Setubandha (Rāmeśvaram sacred zone) as the setting of the hymn.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it serves as devotional recollection of avatāras.