Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

हिरण्यगर्भगर्भाय जगतः कारणात्मने । अच्युताय नमो नित्यमनन्ताय नमोनमः

Transliteration

hiraṇyagarbhagarbhāya jagataḥ kāraṇātmane | acyutāya namo nityamanantāya namonamaḥ

Translation

ହିରଣ୍ୟଗର୍ଭଙ୍କର ମଧ୍ୟ ଗର୍ଭସ୍ୱରୂପ, ଜଗତର କାରଣାତ୍ମା ପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କୁ ନମସ୍କାର। ଅଚ୍ୟୁତଙ୍କୁ ନିତ୍ୟ ନମୋ; ଅନନ୍ତଙ୍କୁ ପୁନଃପୁନଃ ନମୋ ନମଃ।

Word by Word

• हिरण्यगर्भ-गर्भाय: to the womb/source of Hiraṇyagarbha
• हिरण्यगर्भ-गर्भाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्यगर्भ (प्रातिपदिक) + गर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः तत्पुरुषः (garbha related to hiraṇyagarbha)

• जगतः: of the world
• जगतः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• कारण-आत्मने: to the very self/nature as the cause
• कारण-आत्मने: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; आत्मन्-शब्दः (an-stem)

• अच्युताय: to Acyuta
• अच्युताय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अच्युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्ययप्रयोगः (adverbial accusative)

• अनन्ताय: to Ananta (the infinite one)
• अनन्ताय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation (again)
• नमः: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्तिः

Speaker

Ṛṣis

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Cosmic Viṣṇu as the source behind Hiraṇyagarbha: a golden cosmic egg motif within a vast blue form; Ananta imagery as endless serpent/cosmic infinity behind the deity.

Characters & Entities

• Hiraṇyagarbha
• Acyuta
• Ananta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Supreme is the ultimate cause beyond cosmic intermediaries; remembering Him stabilizes faith amid disorder.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, where the sages invoke the cosmic Lord as part of its sacred narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Not explicit; continuous remembrance (nitya-namaskāra) is implied.