Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

शरण्यंदेवमीशानमोंकारं शिवरूपिणम् । देवदेवं महादेवं पंचवक्त्रं वृषध्वजम्

Transliteration

śaraṇyaṃdevamīśānamoṃkāraṃ śivarūpiṇam | devadevaṃ mahādevaṃ paṃcavaktraṃ vṛṣadhvajam

Translation

พระองค์คือเทพผู้ประทานที่พึ่ง พระอีศาน—โอมการะอันทรงรูปเป็นศิวะ; เทพเหนือเทพ มหาเทวะ ผู้มีห้าพักตร์ ผู้มีธงตราวัว

Word by Word

• शरण्यम्: refuge-giving, protector
• शरण्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (acc. sg. n.)

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (acc. sg. m.)

• ईशानम्: Īśāna (Lord Śiva)
• ईशानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (acc. sg. m.); देवस्य विशेष-नाम

• ओंकारम्: the syllable Oṃ
• ओंकारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओंकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (acc. sg. m.)

• शिवरूपिणम्: having the form of Śiva
• शिवरूपिणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव-रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (acc. sg. m.); समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य रूपं यस्य)

• देवदेवम्: god of gods
• देवदेवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (acc. sg. m.); समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानां देवः)

• महादेवम्: Mahādeva, the great god
• महादेवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (acc. sg. m.); समासः—कर्मधारयः (महान् देवः)

• पञ्चवक्त्रम्: five-faced
• पञ्चवक्त्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च-वक्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (acc. sg. n.); समासः—द्विगुः (पञ्च वक्त्राणि यस्य)

• वृषध्वजम्: whose banner is the bull
• वृषध्वजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष-ध्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (acc. sg. m.); समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वृषः ध्वजः यस्य)

Speaker

Unspecified (within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Somnātha at Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva as pañcavaktra appears behind/above the Liṅga in a theophany: five serene faces, bull-banner, Nandin present; Oṃ symbol radiates in the air as mantra made visible.

Characters & Entities

• Īśāna
• Oṃkāra
• Śiva
• Mahādeva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Taking refuge in Mahādeva, who is identified with Oṃ itself, is presented as the highest protection and spiritual orientation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The praise belongs to the Prabhāsa-kṣetra context, where Śiva is adored with these epithets.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is stated; the verse functions as devotional praise suitable for japa and stotra-recitation.