Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

नमोऽस्तु राम भक्ताय गोब्राह्मणहिताय च । नमोस्तु रुद्ररूपाय कृष्णवक्त्राय ते तमः

Transliteration

namo'stu rāma bhaktāya gobrāhmaṇahitāya ca | namostu rudrarūpāya kṛṣṇavaktrāya te tamaḥ

Translation

ขอนอบน้อมแด่ท่าน ผู้เป็นภักตะแห่งพระราม และผู้เกื้อกูลโคและพราหมณ์ ขอนอบน้อมแด่ท่าน ผู้มีรูปดุจพระรุทระ ผู้มีพักตร์คล้ำ—ขอนอบน้อมแด่ท่าน

Word by Word

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: निपात/अव्यय (salutation)

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

• राम: O Rāma
• राम: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• भक्ताय: to the devotee
• भक्ताय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• गोब्राह्मणहिताय: to the benefactor of cows and brāhmaṇas
• गोब्राह्मणहिताय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक) + ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक) + हित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्व (गो+ब्राह्मण) ततः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गobrāhmaṇānāṃ hitam)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: निपात/अव्यय (salutation)

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

• रुद्ररूपाय: to the one of Rudra-form
• रुद्ररूपाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रुद्रस्य रूपम्)

• कृष्णवक्त्राय: to the black-faced one
• कृष्णवक्त्राय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + वक्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (कृष्णं वक्त्रं यस्य)

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

• तमः: darkness (textually doubtful here)
• तमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; पाठे 'तमः' सम्भवतः 'नमः' इत्यस्य लेखदोषः/पाठान्तरम्

Speaker

Brāhmaṇas

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Hanumān is shown as gentle devotee at Rāma’s feet yet radiating Rudra-like power; cows and brāhmaṇas appear under his protection, symbolizing dharma.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Śrī Rāma
• Rudra
• Cows
• Brāhmaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is protected by those who protect the vulnerable (cows, brāhmaṇas) and embody fierce power only in service of righteousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No; the verse is a stotra-like glorification of Hanumān’s dharmic role.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicit beyond the devotional act of salutation and praise.