Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 56

Devanagari script

नमः सर्वार्ति नाशाय प्रणतानां शिवात्मने । सर्वज्ञाय नमस्तुभ्यं सर्वकर्त्रे नमोस्तु ते

Transliteration

namaḥ sarvārti nāśāya praṇatānāṃ śivātmane | sarvajñāya namastubhyaṃ sarvakartre namostu te

Translation

ସମସ୍ତ ଆର୍ତ୍ତି ନାଶକଙ୍କୁ ନମସ୍କାର; ଶରଣାଗତମାନଙ୍କର ଶିବାତ୍ମ ସ୍ୱରୂପ ପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କୁ ନମସ୍କାର। ହେ ସର୍ବଜ୍ଞ, ଆପଣଙ୍କୁ ନମସ୍କାର; ହେ ସର୍ବକର୍ତ୍ତା, ଆପଣଙ୍କୁ ନମସ୍କାର।

Word by Word

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोग, नमस्कारार्थक

• sarvārti: all distress
• sarvārti: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + ārti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-पूर्वपद (all + distress); here used as compound member

• nāśāya: for the destruction
• nāśāya: Sampradāna/Prayojana (Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन (purpose: for destruction)

• praṇatānām: of those who bow
• praṇatānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pra-ṇata (कृदन्त, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक (past participle: bowed)

• śivātmane: to the Śiva-souled one
• śivātmane: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; समासः: शिव-आत्मन् (whose essence is Śiva/auspiciousness)

• sarvajñāya: to the omniscient one
• sarvajñāya: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + jña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; समासः: सर्व-ज्ञ (all-knowing)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोग, नमस्कारार्थक

• tubhyam: to you
• tubhyam: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• sarvakartre: to the doer of all
• sarvakartre: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + kartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; समासः: सर्व-कर्तृ (doer of all)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोग, नमस्कारार्थक

• astu: may it be
• astu: Kriyā (Optative wish)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/benedictive), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी/षष्ठी, एकवचन; here: चतुर्थी (to you)

Speaker

Budha (continuing stuti)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Budha’s folded-hands prayer intensifies: he addresses Śiva as the remover of all affliction for those who bow, as omniscient, and as the doer of all—suggesting a protective aura around the devotee.

Characters & Entities

• Budha
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Surrender (praṇāma) to Śiva brings relief from affliction; the devotee trusts the omniscient Lord who governs all.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī is contextually glorified as the field where refuge in Śiva is especially efficacious.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite is specified; the act of surrender and praise is emphasized as the devotional practice.