Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

नमस्ते सूर्यरूपाय ब्रह्म रूपाय ते नमः । अमोघाय नमस्तुभ्यं रथांगाय नमोनमः

Transliteration

namaste sūryarūpāya brahma rūpāya te namaḥ | amoghāya namastubhyaṃ rathāṃgāya namonamaḥ

Translation

“Sembah sujud kepada-Mu yang berwujud Surya; sembah sujud kepada-Mu yang berwujud Brahman. Sembah sujud kepada-Mu, Yang tidak pernah meleset; sembah sujud berulang-ulang kepada-Mu, wahai Cakra (Rathāṅga).”

Word by Word

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayojana (Salutation formula)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रणामार्थक

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

• सूर्यरूपाय: to (you) of sun-form
• सूर्यरूपाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūrya + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सूर्यस्य रूपम्)

• ब्रह्म: brahman (divine)
• ब्रह्म: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (रूपाय) ‘brahman-like/divine’

• रूपाय: to (you) of form
• रूपाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (नमः + चतुर्थी)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayojana (Salutation formula)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रणामार्थक

• अमोघाय: to the unfailing one
• अमोघाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amogha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayojana (Salutation formula)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रणामार्थक

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

• रथाङ्गाय: to the discus (wheel/part of chariot)
• रथाङ्गाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ratha + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रथस्य अङ्गम्)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayojana (Salutation formula)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रणामार्थक

• नमः: salutation again
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayojana (Salutation formula)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्त-प्रणाम (repeated salutation)

Speaker

Ṛṣayaḥ (the sages / Brahmaputras in context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sudarśana appears as a blazing solar disc with a wheel-form; within its radiance, subtle Brahmanic symbolism—lotus, syllabic aura—while sages bow repeatedly.

Characters & Entities

• Sudarśana (Rathāṅga)
• Sūrya
• Brahman

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord’s power is both cosmic (sun-like) and absolute (Brahman-like), and its protection is unfailing for those aligned with dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā is the contextual sacred setting where such praises are offered to the Lord’s emblematic weapon.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Repeated salutations (namo namaḥ) indicate devotional worship through mantra-like praise.