Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

नारसिंहं वामनाख्यं जाम दग्न्यं च राघवम् । बलभद्रं च कृष्णं च कल्किं विष्णुं नमाम्यहम्

Transliteration

nārasiṃhaṃ vāmanākhyaṃ jāma dagnyaṃ ca rāghavam | balabhadraṃ ca kṛṣṇaṃ ca kalkiṃ viṣṇuṃ namāmyaham

Translation

ข้าพเจ้าขอนอบน้อมแด่พระวิษณุในอวตารนรสิงห์ วามนะ ชามทัคนยะ (ปรศุราม) และราฆวะ (พระราม); แด่พลภัทรและพระกฤษณะ และแด่กัลกีด้วย—ข้าพเจ้าขอกราบพระวิษณุ

Word by Word

• नारसिंहम्: Narasimha
• नारसिंहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर + सिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• वामनाख्यम्: named Vāmana
• वामनाख्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वामन + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (विष्णुम्/अवतारम्)

• जामदग्न्यम्: Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma)
• जामदग्न्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जामदग्न्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• राघवम्: Rāghava (Rāma)
• राघवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• बलभद्रम्: Balabhadra (Balarāma)
• बलभद्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• कृष्णम्: Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• कल्किम्: Kalki
• कल्किम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्कि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• विष्णुम्: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• नमामि: I bow to
• नमामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उभयलिङ्ग/सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Gālava

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A garland-like sequence of Viṣṇu’s later avatāras appears as luminous forms around the praying sage: Nṛsiṃha bursting from a pillar, Vāmana with umbrella, Paraśurāma with axe, Rāma with bow, Balarāma with plough, Kṛṣṇa with flute, Kalki on a white horse.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Narasiṃha
• Vāmana
• Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma)
• Rāghava (Rāma)
• Balabhadra
• Kṛṣṇa
• Kalki

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Viṣṇu’s many descents reveal dharma-restoration in every era; devotion honors the One Lord through many saving forms.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The hymn belongs to the Dharmapuṣkariṇī-centered narrative within Setukhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Recitation of avatāra-nāmas as an act of worship and remembrance during pūjā.