Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

नमोऽरविन्दपादाय पद्मनाभाय वै नमः । नमः क्षीराब्धिकल्लोलस्पृष्टगात्राय शार्ङ्गिणे

Transliteration

namo'ravindapādāya padmanābhāya vai namaḥ | namaḥ kṣīrābdhikallolaspṛṣṭagātrāya śārṅgiṇe

Translation

سلام ہے اُس کو جس کے قدم کنول جیسے ہیں؛ پدمنابھ کو بے شک سلام۔ سلام ہے شارجنگ دھاری کو جس کے بدن کو بحرِ شیر کی موجیں چھوتی ہیں۔

Word by Word

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (Salutation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (नमस् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (salutation particle)

• aravinda-pādāya: to the lotus-footed one
• aravinda-pādāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aravinda (अरविन्द) + pāda (पाद)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (अरविन्दवत् पादौ यस्य/lotus-like feet); पुल्लिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन

• padma-nābhāya: to Padmanābha
• padma-nābhāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padma (पद्म) + nābhi (नाभि)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (पद्मं नाभौ यस्य/one who has a lotus in the navel); पुल्लिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle/emphasis)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (Salutation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (नमस् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (salutation particle)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (Salutation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (नमस् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (salutation particle)

• kṣīra-abdhi-kallola-spṛṣṭa-gātrāya: to him whose body is touched by the waves of the Milk Ocean
• kṣīra-abdhi-kallola-spṛṣṭa-gātrāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣīra (क्षीर) + abdhi (अब्दि) + kallola (कल्लोल) + spṛṣṭa (स्पृष्ट) + gātra (गात्र)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (क्षीराब्धिकल्लोलैः स्पृष्टं गात्रं यस्य/whose body is touched by the waves of the Milk-ocean); पुल्लिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन

• śārṅgiṇe: to Śārṅgin (bearer of the Śārṅga bow)
• śārṅgiṇe: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śārṅgin (शार्ङ्गिन् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन (धनुर्धर-विशेषण: bearer of Śārṅga bow)

Speaker

Dharma

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu is shown with lotus-like feet and a radiant navel-lotus; the Ocean of Milk’s waves touch his body; he holds or is associated with the Śārṅga bow, blending serenity with sovereign power.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Padmanābha
• Śārṅgin
• Kṣīrābdhi (Ocean of Milk)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Contemplating the Lord’s auspicious forms—lotus-feet, lotus-navel, divine weapons—strengthens devotion and reverence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader passage belongs to Ayodhyā Māhātmya; this verse praises Viṣṇu’s cosmic aspect rather than a local tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; it functions as a stotra verse suited for recitation (japa/stuti).