Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

मरुत ऊचुः । परतत्त्वाय तत्त्वानां तत्त्वभूताय वस्तुतः । नमस्ते रामनाथाय स्वयंभानाय शंभवे

Transliteration

maruta ūcuḥ | paratattvāya tattvānāṃ tattvabhūtāya vastutaḥ | namaste rāmanāthāya svayaṃbhānāya śaṃbhave

Translation

మరుతులు పలికిరి— హే రామనాథా! స్వయంభూ శంభూ! తత్త్వములన్నిటికీ పరమైన పరతత్త్వమై, నిజముగా సమస్త తత్త్వసారభూతుడవైన నీకు నమస్కారము।

Word by Word

• मरुतः: the Maruts (wind-gods)
• मरुतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• परतत्त्वाय: to the supreme Reality
• परतत्त्वाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर-तत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक; पर + तत्त्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• तत्त्वानाम्: of the principles/tattvas
• तत्त्वानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• तत्त्वभूताय: to the one who has become/constitutes the essence of tattva
• तत्त्वभूताय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत्त्व-भूत (प्रातिपदिक; तत्त्व + भूत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying the deity)

• वस्तुतः: in reality; truly
• वस्तुतः: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वस्तु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Discourse/Exclamation (सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमः-प्रयोग (salutation particle)

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

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

• स्वयंभानाय: to the self-luminous one
• स्वयंभानाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वयंभान (प्रातिपदिक; स्वयं + भान)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

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

Speaker

Maruts

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmeśvara/Rāmanātha (Setu-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rāmanātha/Śambhu (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Maruts, wind-deities with flowing scarves and cloud-like forms, stand in reverent añjali before the self-manifest liṅga of Rāmanātha near the sea; the Setu horizon glows, with waves and conch-sounds implied.

Characters & Entities

• Maruts
• Rāmanātha
• Śambhu (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva at Rāmeśvara is praised as the supreme Reality—both beyond all categories and the inner essence of them—inviting non-dual contemplation alongside devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rāmeśvara/Rāmanātha in the Setu region (Setubandha–Rāmeśvaram tīrtha) of the Setukhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated here; the verse functions as a stuti (praise) supporting worship and remembrance of Rāmanātha.