Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

नमो देवाधिदेवाय नमो नारायणाय वै । नमः कृष्णाय रामाय नमश्चक्रायुधाय च

Transliteration

namo devādhidevāya namo nārāyaṇāya vai | namaḥ kṛṣṇāya rāmāya namaścakrāyudhāya ca

Translation

نمسکار ہے دیوتاؤں کے بھی ادھی دیو کو؛ بے شک نارائن کو نمسکار۔ کرشن کو نمسکار، رام کو نمسکار، اور چکر کو ہتھیار بنانے والے کو بھی نمسکار۔

Word by Word

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थे निपातः (पदपाठे 'नमो' इति रूपं प्रायः)

• देवाधिदेवाय: to the god above the gods
• देवाधिदेवाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिदेव (प्रातिपदिक: अधि + देव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (देवानाम् अधिदेवः)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थे निपातः

• नारायणाय: to Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; निपातः (emphatic/indeed)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थे निपातः

• कृष्णाय: to Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• रामाय: to Rāma
• रामाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थे निपातः

• चक्रायुधाय: to him whose weapon is the discus
• चक्रायुधाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आयुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (चक्रम् आयुधं यस्य सः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः (conjunction 'and')

Speaker

Viṣṇuśarmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Audience within Ayodhyā-māhātmya frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Triptych-like vision: Nārāyaṇa in the center with cakra, flanked by Rāma with bow and Kṛṣṇa with flute; below, Ayodhyā pilgrims offer flowers and lamps, recognizing one divinity in three forms.

Characters & Entities

• Devādhideva
• Nārāyaṇa
• Kṛṣṇa
• Rāma
• Cakrāyudha (Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

One supreme Nārāyaṇa is praised through His well-known manifestations and symbols—Kṛṣṇa, Rāma, and the discus-bearing Lord.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ayodhyā—intimately associated with Rāma—provides the Mahātmya context, strengthening Ayodhyā’s identity as a foremost Vaiṣṇava pilgrimage landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stotra-style namaskāra (repeated namaḥ/namo) through divine-name invocation, suitable for japa and pūjā recitation.