Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

लक्ष्मण उवाच । नमस्ते रामनाथाय त्रिपुरघ्नाय शंभवे । पार्वतीजीवितेशाय गणेशस्कन्दसूनवे

Transliteration

lakṣmaṇa uvāca | namaste rāmanāthāya tripuraghnāya śaṃbhave | pārvatījīviteśāya gaṇeśaskandasūnave

Translation

లక్ష్మణుడు పలికెను— హే రామనాథా, త్రిపురసంహారక శంభో, నీకు నమస్కారం. పార్వతీ ప్రాణేశ్వరా, గణేశ-స్కందుల తండ్రి, నీకు ప్రణామం.

Word by Word

• लक्ष्मणः: Lakṣmaṇa
• लक्ष्मणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said/spoke
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात (salutatory particle)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th) वा चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन; अत्र प्रायः चतुर्थी-अर्थे (to you)

• रामनाथाय: to the Lord of Rāma
• रामनाथाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रामस्य नाथः)

• त्रिपुरघ्नाय: to the slayer of Tripura
• त्रिपुरघ्नाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिपुर + घ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (त्रिपुरं हन्ति इति)

• शंभवे: to Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभवे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• पार्वतीजीवितेशाय: to the Lord of Pārvatī’s life (her beloved)
• पार्वतीजीवितेशाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती + जीवित + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पार्वत्याः जीवितस्य ईशः)

• गणेशस्कन्दसूनवे: to the father of Gaṇeśa and Skanda
• गणेशस्कन्दसूनवे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणेश + स्कन्द + सूनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गणेशस्य स्कन्दस्य च सूनुः)

Speaker

Lakṣmaṇa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmanātha (Rāmeśvara) at Setu

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer audience (ṛṣi/kingly listener frame typical of Purāṇas)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Lakṣmaṇa stands with folded hands before the Rāmanātha liṅga near the sea; Śiva is envisioned as Tripuraghna with Pārvatī beside him, and the presence of Gaṇeśa and Skanda implied by the epithets.

Characters & Entities

• Rāmanātha
• Śiva (Śaṃbhu)
• Tripura
• Pārvatī
• Gaṇeśa
• Skanda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion becomes complete when one recognizes Śiva as both the cosmic protector (Tripuraghna) and the intimate Lord of the divine family (Pārvatī’s beloved, father of Gaṇeśa and Skanda).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu-kṣetra—Rāmeśvaram—where Śiva is praised as Rāmanātha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated here; the verse functions as a stuti (praise) suitable for japa and worship at Rāmanātha.