Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

ऋषय ऊचुः । नमः प्रणवरूपाय विश्व कर्त्रे नमोनमः । तथा विश्वस्य रक्षित्रे नमोऽस्तु परमात्मने

Transliteration

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | namaḥ praṇavarūpāya viśva kartre namonamaḥ | tathā viśvasya rakṣitre namo'stu paramātmane

Translation

رِشیوں نے کہا: آپ کو نمسکار، جو پرنَو (اوم) کی صورت ہیں؛ کائنات کے کرتا کو بار بار نمسکار۔ اسی طرح جہان کے رکھوالے، پرم آتما کو بھی نمسکار ہو۔

Word by Word

• ऋषयः: the sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात (salutatory particle)

• प्रणवरूपाय: to (the one) whose form is the praṇava (Oṃ)
• प्रणवरूपाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रणव (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• विश्वकर्त्रे: to the creator of the universe
• विश्वकर्त्रे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात (salutatory particle)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात (salutatory particle)

• तथा: and likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Discourse connective/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• विश्वस्य: of the universe
• विश्वस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• रक्षित्रे: to the protector
• रक्षित्रे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षि (प्रातिपदिक; रक्ष्-धातोः तृ-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात (salutatory particle)

• अस्तु: let it be
• अस्तु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• परमात्मने: to the Supreme Self
• परमात्मने: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sages with folded hands chant before four-faced Brahmā; the syllable Oṃ appears as a luminous glyph above, radiating into the cosmos, linking creation and protection in a single light.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣis
• Brahmā
• Praṇava (Oṃ)
• Paramātman

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The divine is praised as both cosmic origin (creation) and sustaining order (protection), grounded in the sacred syllable Oṃ.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indirectly tied to Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya; the verse itself is a universal hymn rather than a local tirtha description.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stotra and remembrance of Praṇava (Oṃ) are implied devotional disciplines.