Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

नमस्यामो नरं देवं तथा नारायणं हरिम् । नमो नराय नम्याय नमो नारायणाय च

Transliteration

namasyāmo naraṃ devaṃ tathā nārāyaṇaṃ harim | namo narāya namyāya namo nārāyaṇāya ca

Translation

ہم دیویہ نَر دیو کو اور ہری—نارائن کو سجدۂ تعظیم کرتے ہیں۔ نَمَسکار نَر کو، جو ہمیشہ قابلِ تعظیم ہے؛ اور نَمَسکار نارائن کو بھی۔

Word by Word

• नमस्यामः: we salute
• नमस्यामः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस् (नामधातु/धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), उत्तमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम् (we bow/salute)

• नरम्: Nara
• नरम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Accusative singular)

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; अप्पोजिशन/विशेष्य (Accusative singular)

• तथा: and also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चय/अनुक्रम-निर्देशक (indeclinable adverb/conjunction: also/likewise)

• नारायणम्: Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Accusative singular)

• हरिम्: Hari
• हरिम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Accusative singular)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत् निपात)
• Form: अव्ययम्; नमस्कारार्थक-निपातः (indeclinable interjection: salutation)

• नराय: to Nara
• नराय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे चतुर्थी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Dative singular)

• नम्याय: to the venerable one
• नम्याय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नम्य (प्रातिपदिक; √नम् + यत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे चतुर्थी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; यत्-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषणम् ‘नम्यः’ (worthy of bowing)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; नमस्कारार्थक-निपातः

• नारायणाय: to Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे चतुर्थी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Dative singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः (conjunction: and)

Speaker

Narratorial voice (hymnic invocation within the Revā Khaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nara-Nārāyaṇa smaraṇa (Badarikāśrama archetype)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: a king (nṛpa) in the surrounding frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two revered figures are invoked: Nara the divine sage and Nārāyaṇa Hari; devotees bow repeatedly in a rhythmic, mantra-like sequence.

Characters & Entities

• Nara
• Nārāyaṇa
• Hari

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Humble salutation (namaskāra) to Nara and Nārāyaṇa is presented as a foundational act of devotion and alignment with dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse functions as an invocation within the Revā Khaṇḍa (Narmadā/Revā sacred geography), rather than naming a single tīrtha in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed; the implied practice is stuti and namaskāra (reverential praise and bowing).