Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

नमो ब्रह्मांडरूपाय तदंतर्वर्तिने नमः । अर्वाचीनपराची न विश्वरूपाय ते नमः

Transliteration

namo brahmāṃḍarūpāya tadaṃtarvartine namaḥ | arvācīnaparācī na viśvarūpāya te namaḥ

Translation

Sembah sujud kepada-Mu yang berwujud Brahmāṇḍa (telur kosmik), dan sembah sujud kepada-Mu yang bersemayam di dalamnya. Sembah sujud kepada-Mu yang dekat dan juga jauh, wahai Yang Berwujud Alam Semesta.

Word by Word

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha/Discourse marker (सम्बन्ध/उपपद)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात), नमस्कारार्थक

• ब्रह्माण्ड-रूपाय: to (him) whose form is the cosmic egg/universe
• ब्रह्माण्ड-रूपाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्माण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्माण्डस्य रूपम्)

• तत्-अन्तर-वर्तिने: to the indweller within that (universe)
• तत्-अन्तर-वर्तिने: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्तिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (तस्य अन्तरं वर्तते इति)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha/Discourse marker (सम्बन्ध/उपपद)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात), नमस्कारार्थक

• अर्वाचीन-पराचीन: near and far (both)
• अर्वाचीन-पराचीन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्वाचीन (प्रातिपदिक) + पराचीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (अर्वाचीनः च पराचीनः च)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• विश्व-रूपाय: to (him) whose form is the universe
• विश्व-रूपाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विश्वस्य रूपम्)

• ते: to you/your
• ते: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha/Discourse marker (सम्बन्ध/उपपद)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात), नमस्कारार्थक

Speaker

Devas (gods), continuing the hymn

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages/pilgrims in the frame narrative

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand viśvarūpa tableau: the universe as an egg-shaped aura containing galaxies, rivers, and beings; within it the indwelling deity shines at the center, while Kāśī’s skyline appears at the lower edge—signifying the cosmic present in the local.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmāṇḍa (cosmic egg)
• Viśvarūpa (universal form)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Divine pervades the cosmos from within while also surpassing it—simultaneously immanent and transcendent.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The wider discourse belongs to Kāśī-khaṇḍa; this verse itself is a universal stotra rather than a tīrtha-description.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a praise-verse intended for contemplation and recitation.