Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

सद्योजाताय देवाय वामदेवाय वै नमः । भवे भवे नमस्तुभ्यं भक्तिगम्याय ते नमः

Transliteration

sadyojātāya devāya vāmadevāya vai namaḥ | bhave bhave namastubhyaṃ bhaktigamyāya te namaḥ

Translation

سدیوجات دیو کو نمسکار، اور وام دیو کو بھی نمسکار۔ جنم جنم میں میں آپ کو سجدۂ ادب کرتا ہوں—بھکتی سے پہنچنے والے آپ کو نمسکار۔

Word by Word

• सद्योजाताय: to the Sadyojāta (aspect/name)
• सद्योजाताय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सद्योजात (प्रातिपदिक; सद्यः + जात)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; विशेष्य-नाम (epithet)

• देवाय: to the god
• देवाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• वामदेवाय: to Vāmadeva
• वामदेवाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वामदेव (प्रातिपदिक; वाम + देव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; विशेष्य-नाम (epithet)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधान/एव-अर्थे (emphatic)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Bhava (Exclamation/भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः (salutation formula)

• भवे: in (each) existence
• भवे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (iteration)

• भवे: in (every) birth
• भवे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (iteration)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Bhava (Exclamation/भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (तुभ्यम् इति दत्तिवाचक-संबन्धः)

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

• भक्तिगम्याय: to the one attainable through devotion
• भक्तिगम्याय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्तिगम्य (प्रातिपदिक; भक्ति + गम्य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of deity)

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

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Bhava (Exclamation/भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (devotee offering a Śaiva stotra)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha-maṇḍala

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: ‘anagha/suvrata’ addressed in adjacent verses (a virtuous listener)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee/sage stands on the Narmadā bank at dawn, hands folded, invoking Sadyojāta and Vāmadeva; behind, a Śiva-liṅga shrine and flowing river with lotuses; subtle suggestion of Śiva’s five-faced radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Sadyojāta
• Vāmadeva
• Śiva (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva is approachable not by status but by bhakti; devotion sustains reverence across lifetimes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The immediate focus is Śiva’s praise within the Revā Māhātmya setting rather than a named locality.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stuti and repeated namaskāra—devotional recitation of Śiva’s sacred names.