Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

श्रीराम उवाच । नमो महात्मने तुभ्यं महामायाय शूलिने । स्वपदांबुजभक्तार्तिहारिणे सर्प हारिणे

Transliteration

śrīrāma uvāca | namo mahātmane tubhyaṃ mahāmāyāya śūline | svapadāṃbujabhaktārtihāriṇe sarpa hāriṇe

Translation

شری رام نے کہا: اے مہاتما! تجھے نمسکار؛ اے مہامایا کے مالک، شُول دھاری! تجھے نمسکار۔ جو اپنے پدکمل کے بھکتوں کی آرتی ہر لیتا ہے اور سانپ کو ہار کی طرح دھارتا ہے، اسے نمونمः۔

Word by Word

• श्रीरामः: Śrī Rāma
• श्रीरामः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीराम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; धातुः—वच् (वचने)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Prayojaka (Interjectional/नमस्कार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययप्राय)
• Form: अव्यय (नमः-प्रयोगः; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात)

• महात्मने: to the great-souled one
• महात्मने: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

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

• महामायाय: to the great Māyā
• महामायाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामाया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (महती माया)

• शूलिने: to the trident-bearer
• शूलिने: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• स्वपदाम्बुजभक्तार्तिहारिणे: to the remover of the devotees’ distress (devotees of his lotus-feet)
• स्वपदाम्बुजभक्तार्तिहारिणे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + पद + अम्बुज + भक्त + आर्ति + हारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; बहुपदसमासः (तत्पुरुषप्रधानः): स्व-पदाम्बुज-भक्त-आर्ति-हारिन् = स्वस्य पदाम्बुजे भक्तानाम् आर्तिं हरति इति

• सर्पहारिणे: to the serpent-bearer / serpent-remover
• सर्पहारिणे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्प + हारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सर्प-हारिन् = सर्पं हरति/सर्पहारः यस्य)

Speaker

Śrī Rāma

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāghaveśvara/Rāmanātha at Setu-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śrī Rāma stands with folded hands before a garlanded liṅga; Śiva’s presence is suggested by a radiant aura, trident motif, and a serpent ornament; offerings of bilva and lamps; ocean breeze moves cloth and flags.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Rāma
• Śiva (Śūlin)
• Rāghaveśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva is approached as the compassionate remover of devotees’ suffering; surrender at His lotus feet is central.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The praise is situated in Setukhaṇḍa, centering on Rāghaveśvara at the Setu/Rāmeśvara sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is stated; the verse models stuti and namaskāra as devotional practice.