Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 72

Devanagari script

नमो नक्षत्रनाथाय शर्वरीपतये नमः । जैवातृकाय सततं द्विजराजाय वै नमः

Transliteration

namo nakṣatranāthāya śarvarīpataye namaḥ | jaivātṛkāya satataṃ dvijarājāya vai namaḥ

Translation

سلام ہو نक्षتروں کے ناتھ کو؛ سلام ہو رات کے مالک کو۔ جَیواترِکَ—زندگی بخشنے والے—کو میں ہمیشہ جھکتا ہوں؛ اور دِوِجراج، چندردیو کو نمسکار۔

Word by Word

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘नमो …’ इति नमस्कार-प्रयोगः

• नक्षत्रनाथाय: to the lord of the stars
• नक्षत्रनाथाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नक्षत्रनाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—नक्षत्राणां नाथः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• शर्वरीपतये: to the lord of night
• शर्वरीपतये: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्वरीपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—शर्वर्याः पतिः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• जैवातृकाय: to Jaivātṛka (a name/epithet of the Moon)
• जैवातृकाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जैवातृक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• सततम्: always
• सततम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सततम् (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/नित्यत्वार्थक-अव्यय (adverb)

• द्विजराजाय: to the king of the twice-born (birds)
• द्विजराजाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विजराज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—द्विजानां राजा (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/पादपूरण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced; Vaiṣṇava-khaṇḍa narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A star-filled night sky over Ayodhyā; the Moon presides above constellations. A devotee chants, offering white flowers; four kalaśas stand guard in the quarters.

Characters & Entities

• Candra
• Nakṣatra
• Śarvarī (night)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Moon is praised as regulator of time and vitality; honoring him aligns one with dharmic rhythm and steadiness of mind.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ayodhyā remains the māhātmya setting; the rite is taught as part of Ayodhyā’s sacred observances.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

This is part of the Moon’s praise-names (nāma-stuti) to be recited during Candrapūjā.