Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

नमस्ते पार्वतीपुत्र शंकरात्मज ते नमः । नमस्ते कृत्तिकासूनो अग्निभूत नमोस्तु ते

Transliteration

namaste pārvatīputra śaṃkarātmaja te namaḥ | namaste kṛttikāsūno agnibhūta namostu te

Translation

“Salve a Ti, filho de Pārvatī; salve a Ti, descendente de Śaṅkara. Salve a Ti, filho das Kṛttikās; ó nascido de Agni, salve a Ti.”

Word by Word

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग/निपातवत् (salutation formula)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन (to you)

• पार्वतीपुत्र: O son of Pārvatī
• पार्वतीपुत्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पार्वत्याः पुत्रः)

• शंकरात्मज: O son of Śaṅkara
• शंकरात्मज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शंकरस्य आत्मजः)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग/निपातवत्

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग/निपातवत्

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन

• कृत्तिकासूनो: O son of the Kṛttikās
• कृत्तिकासूनो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्तिका (प्रातिपदिक) + सूनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कृत्तिकानां सूनुः)

• अग्निभूत: O one who became fire; fire-formed
• अग्निभूत: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (अग्निरिव/अग्निरूपेण भूतः)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग/निपातवत्

• अस्तु: let it be
• अस्तु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन

Speaker

Girayaḥ (the Mountains)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotees (mountains personified) offer repeated namaskāras while visual motifs hint at Skanda’s origins: Pārvatī and Śiva in the background, Kṛttikās as star-maidens, and Agni as a subtle flame aura.

Characters & Entities

• Kārttikeya
• Pārvatī
• Śiva (Śaṅkara)
• Kṛttikās
• Agni

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Remembering the deity through sacred names (nāma-stuti) strengthens devotion and connects to the purāṇic lineage of divine manifestations.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tirtha is named; the hymn occurs within Kedārakhaṇḍa’s Himalayan sacred narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stuti through divine names is exemplified; no separate vrata or dāna is detailed.