Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 89

Devanagari script

नमोनमः कारणकारणाय ते मृत्युंजयायात्मभवस्वरूपिणे । त्रियंबकायासितकंठ भर्ग गौरिपते सकलमंगलहेतवे नमः

Transliteration

namonamaḥ kāraṇakāraṇāya te mṛtyuṃjayāyātmabhavasvarūpiṇe | triyaṃbakāyāsitakaṃṭha bharga gauripate sakalamaṃgalahetave namaḥ

Translation

بار بار نمسکار ہے آپ کو—سببوں کے بھی سبب کو؛ مرتیونجَے کو؛ اُس کو جس کی ذات ہی آتما اور وجود کی اصل ہے۔ تریَمبک کو نمسکار، اسِت کنٹھ بھَرگ کو نمسکار، گوری پتی کو نمسکار—جو ہر مَنگل کا سبب ہے۔

Word by Word

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Prayojaka/Address (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभूतं नमः (salutation)

• namaḥ: salutation (again)
• namaḥ: Prayojaka/Address (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभूतं नमः (repetition for emphasis)

• kāraṇa-kāraṇāya: to the cause of causes
• kāraṇa-kāraṇāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + kāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग-प्रयोगे (as epithet), चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (kāraṇasya kāraṇam)

• te: of you/your
• te: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) एकवचन (enclitic)

• mṛtyuṃ-jayāya: to the conqueror of death
• mṛtyuṃ-jayāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛtyu (प्रातिपदिक) + jaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (mṛtyuṃ jayati iti)

• ātma-bhava-svarūpiṇe: to the one whose nature is the Self and existence
• ātma-bhava-svarūpiṇe: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक) + bhava (प्रातिपदिक) + svarūpin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; बहु-तत्पुरुषः (ātmano bhavasya svarūpī)

• triyaṃbakāya: to Tryambaka (three-eyed)
• triyaṃbakāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: triyaṃbaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• asita-kaṇṭha: O dark-throated one
• asita-kaṇṭha: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asita (प्रातिपदिक) + kaṇṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (asitaḥ kaṇṭhaḥ)

• bharga: O Bharga (radiant one)
• bharga: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bharga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• gaurī-pate: O lord of Gaurī
• gaurī-pate: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaurī (प्रातिपदिक) + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (gauryāḥ patiḥ)

• sakala-maṅgala-hetave: to the cause of all auspiciousness
• sakala-maṅgala-hetave: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sakala (प्रातिपदिक) + maṅgala (प्रातिपदिक) + hetu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; बहु-तत्पुरुषः (sakalānāṃ maṅgalānāṃ hetuḥ)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Prayojaka/Address (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभूतं नमः (salutation)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śakra (Indra)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva as Tryambaka with three eyes and dark throat, radiant as Bharga, with Gaurī beside him; a devotee offers repeated prostrations, seeking victory over death and auspiciousness.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Mṛtyuñjaya
• Tryambaka
• Asitakaṇṭha
• Bharga
• Gaurī (Pārvatī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Taking refuge in Śiva as Mṛtyuñjaya and the cause of causes grants fearlessness and aligns life with auspicious dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedārakhaṇḍa context ties this Mṛtyuñjaya-style praise to Kedāra’s Śiva worship and the merit of pilgrimage in that region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct injunction appears; the verse is suited for protective japa and stotra-recitation, especially in Śiva temples and tīrthas.