Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

नमः कालाग्निरुद्राय सप्तलोकनिवासिने । त्वं गतिः सर्वभूतानां भूतानां पतये नमः

Transliteration

namaḥ kālāgnirudrāya saptalokanivāsine | tvaṃ gatiḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ bhūtānāṃ pataye namaḥ

Translation

کال آگنی رودر کو نمسکار، جو ساتوں لوکوں میں واسو کرتا ہے۔ تو ہی سب بھوتوں کی آخری گتی ہے؛ اے بھوتوں کے پتی، تجھے نمسکار۔

Word by Word

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Bhava (Exclamation/भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नमस्कारार्थे

• kālāgnirudrāya: to Rudra as the fire of Time
• kālāgnirudrāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक) + agni (प्रातिपदिक) + rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कालाग्निरूपः रुद्रः)

• saptalokanivāsine: to the dweller in the seven worlds
• saptalokanivāsine: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sapta (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक) + nivāsin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सप्तलोकेषु निवसतीति)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• gatiḥ: refuge; goal
• gatiḥ: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate nominal/विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sarvabhūtānām: of all beings
• sarvabhūtānām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (सर्वाणि भूतानि)

• bhūtānām: of beings
• bhūtānām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• pataye: to the lord
• pataye: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Bhava (Exclamation/भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Devī (addressing Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast cosmic vision: Kālāgni-Rudra radiates like a controlled cosmic fire, yet serene; seven layered worlds appear as concentric realms. Countless beings move toward him as their final refuge, while he stands as Bhūtapati—protector and lord of all life.

Characters & Entities

• Kālāgni-Rudra
• Śiva
• Sapta-loka (seven worlds)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Time and dissolution are also divine; realizing Śiva as the ultimate refuge gives fearlessness and liberation-oriented faith.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse belongs to the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya, presenting Prabhāsa as a place aligned with Rudra’s saving grace.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse is suited for japa as a Rudra-nāma salutation emphasizing refuge (gati).