Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

वेदांतवेद्याय रमेश्वराय वैकुण्ठवासाय विधातृपित्रे । नमोनमः सत्यजनार्तिहारिणे नारायणायामितविक्रमाय

Transliteration

vedāṃtavedyāya rameśvarāya vaikuṇṭhavāsāya vidhātṛpitre | namonamaḥ satyajanārtihāriṇe nārāyaṇāyāmitavikramāya

Translation

ขอนอบน้อมซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่าแด่พระนารายณ์ ผู้พึงรู้ได้ด้วยเวทานตะ พระสวามีแห่งพระรมา ผู้สถิตในไวกุณฐะ ผู้เป็นบิดาแห่งพระผู้สร้าง ผู้ขจัดทุกข์ของผู้สัตย์จริงและผู้ภักดี ผู้ทรงเดชานุภาพหาประมาณมิได้

Word by Word

• वेदान्तवेद्याय: to the one knowable through Vedānta
• वेदान्तवेद्याय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/Dative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेदान्त (प्रातिपदिक) + वेद्य (कृदन्त, √विद् (धातु) + यत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वेदान्तेन वेद्यः)

• रमेश्वराय: to the Lord of Ramā (Lakṣmī)
• रमेश्वराय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/Dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रमा (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रमायाः ईश्वरः)

• वैकुण्ठवासाय: to the dweller of Vaikuṇṭha
• वैकुण्ठवासाय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/Dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैकुण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + वास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; समासः सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः (वैकुण्ठे वासः यस्य)

• विधातृपित्रे: to the Creator (Father)
• विधातृपित्रे: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/Dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; तृ-प्रत्ययान्त (agent noun)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: सम्बोधन/प्रणाम (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/उपपद-प्रयोगः), नमस्कारार्थकः

• नमः: salutation (again)
• नमः: सम्बोधन/प्रणाम (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात), पुनरुक्ति-प्रयोगः

• सत्यजनार्तिहारिणे: to the remover of the distress of the truthful people
• सत्यजनार्तिहारिणे: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/Dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + जन (प्रातिपदिक) + आर्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + हारिन् (प्रातिपदिक; √हृ (धातु) + णिनि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; समासः बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (सत्यजनानाम् आर्तिं हरति इति)

• नारायणाय: to Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणाय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/Dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन

• अमितविक्रमाय: to (him) of immeasurable prowess
• अमितविक्रमाय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/Dative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमित (प्रातिपदिक) + विक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (अमितः विक्रमः यस्य/अमितविक्रमः)

Speaker

Gālava (addressing Hari/Nārāyaṇa at Setu)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra / Setutīrtha (Rāma-setu region)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A brāhmaṇa-sage offers repeated salutations to Nārāyaṇa envisioned as Lakṣmī’s lord, Vaikuṇṭha-dweller, immeasurable in stride, radiating serene majesty; the Setu seashore and tīrtha ambience subtly frames the hymn.

Characters & Entities

• Nārāyaṇa
• Hari
• Vāsudeva
• Vaikuṇṭha
• Ramā (Lakṣmī)
• Brahmā (Vidhātṛ)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Supreme is realized through true knowledge (Vedānta) and heartfelt devotion; He especially relieves the suffering of the truthful and devoted.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu (Setubandha/Rāmeśvaram region) is the narrative setting where the Lord is praised and grants grace.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed here; the verse emphasizes stuti (hymnic praise) and namaskāra (reverent salutations).