Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

नमस्ते ज्ञानरूपाय ज्ञानगम्याय ते नमः । नमस्ते ज्ञानदेहाय सर्वज्ञानमयाय च

Transliteration

namaste jñānarūpāya jñānagamyāya te namaḥ | namaste jñānadehāya sarvajñānamayāya ca

Translation

జ్ఞానస్వరూపుడవైన నీకు నమస్కారం; జ్ఞానమార్గమునే గమ్యుడవైన నీకు నమస్కారం. జ్ఞానదేహుడవైన నీకు నమస్కారం; సర్వజ్ఞానమయుడవైన ప్రభువుకు నమస్కారం.

Word by Word

• namaḥ: salutations
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/उद्गार), नमस्कारार्थक (salutation particle)

• te: to you/your
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी/चतुर्थी एकवचन (Gen./Dat. sg.; enclitic)

• jñānarūpāya: to (the one) whose form is knowledge
• jñānarūpāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñāna (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/दत्त) एकवचन; ज्ञानस्य रूपम् इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (dat. sg.)

• jñānagamyāya: to the one attainable through knowledge
• jñānagamyāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jñāna (प्रातिपदिक) + gamya (कृदन्त; √gam (गम्) + य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी एकवचन; ज्ञानेन गम्यः इति तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (dat. sg.)

• te: to you/your
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी/चतुर्थी एकवचन (Gen./Dat. sg.; enclitic)

• namaḥ: salutations
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/उद्गार), नमस्कारार्थक

• namaḥ: salutations
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/उद्गार), नमस्कारार्थक

• te: to you/your
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी/चतुर्थी एकवचन (Gen./Dat. sg.; enclitic)

• jñānadehāya: to (the one) whose body is knowledge
• jñānadehāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñāna (प्रातिपदिक) + deha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी एकवचन; ज्ञानस्य देहः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (dat. sg.)

• sarvajñānamayāya: to the one filled with all knowledge
• sarvajñānamayāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + jñāna (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी एकवचन; सर्वं ज्ञानं मयम् (पूर्ण/व्याप्त) इति तत्पुरुष (dat. sg.)

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

Speaker

Vasiṣṭha (implied within the stotra sequence)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somnātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva as a luminous embodiment of knowledge—light emanating from the third eye and heart; sages seated nearby with manuscripts, indicating that true learning culminates in devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Liberating knowledge culminates in recognizing Śiva as the very ground and fullness of consciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Arbuda-kṣetra is the narrative setting; the verse praises the deity whose presence sanctifies the place.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated; it is contemplative praise aligning devotion with jñāna.