Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

जय शङ्कर पापहराय नमो जय ईश्वर ते जगदीश नमः । जय वासुकिभूषणधार नमो जय शूलकपालधराय नमः

Transliteration

jaya śaṅkara pāpaharāya namo jaya īśvara te jagadīśa namaḥ | jaya vāsukibhūṣaṇadhāra namo jaya śūlakapāladharāya namaḥ

Translation

Chiến thắng thay Śaṅkara, Đấng trừ diệt tội lỗi—con xin đảnh lễ! Chiến thắng thay Īśvara, Jagadīśa, Chúa tể thế gian—con xin đảnh lễ! Chiến thắng thay Đấng trang sức bằng Vāsuki—con xin đảnh lễ! Chiến thắng thay Đấng mang tam xoa và sọ người—con xin đảnh lễ!

Word by Word

• जय: victory (to you)!
• जय: Sambodhana-kriya (Salutation act)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; जयघोष

• शङ्कर: O Śaṅkara
• शङ्कर: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पापहराय: to the remover of sin
• पापहराय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (pāpasya haraḥ)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्राय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• जय: victory (to you)!
• जय: Sambodhana-kriya (Salutation act)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; जयघोष

• ईश्वर: O Lord
• ईश्वर: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ते: to you / of you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• जगदीश: O Lord of the world
• जगदीश: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (jagataḥ īśaḥ)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्राय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• जय: victory (to you)!
• जय: Sambodhana-kriya (Salutation act)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; जयघोष

• वासुकि-भूषण-धार: O bearer of Vāsuki as an ornament
• वासुकि-भूषण-धार: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुकि + भूषण + धार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (vāsukir eva bhūṣaṇaṃ yasya; bhūṣaṇaṃ dhārayati iti)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्राय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• जय: victory (to you)!
• जय: Sambodhana-kriya (Salutation act)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; जयघोष

• शूल-कपाल-धराय: to the bearer of trident and skull
• शूल-कपाल-धराय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल + कपाल + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (शूलं च कपालं च) + धर; ‘धारयति’

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्राय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

Speaker

Soma (continuing praise to Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā–Ūrvā-saṅgama (stuti-siddhi locus)

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śiva (Śambhu/Śaṅkara)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Soma chants a victory-hymn before Śiva: Śiva is shown with Vāsuki as ornament, holding trident and skull, radiating as world-lord and sin-remover; the air vibrates with ‘jaya’ refrains.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkara
• Īśvara
• Jagadīśa
• Vāsuki
• Śūla
• Kapāla

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Remembering Śiva through his sacred epithets is portrayed as a purifier that destroys sin.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The hymn functions within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s tīrtha-māhātmya arc leading to the sanctification associated with Somanātha-liṅga.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stuti and repeated salutations (jaya/namaḥ) are modeled as devotional practice.