Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 154

Devanagari script

वरिष्ठाय वरेण्याय सर्वस्मै परमात्मने । नमोऽखिलजगद्व्यापिरूपायानंतमूर्त्तये

Transliteration

variṣṭhāya vareṇyāya sarvasmai paramātmane | namo'khilajagadvyāpirūpāyānaṃtamūrttaye

Translation

Kính lễ Đấng Tối Thượng, bậc chí tôn và đáng tôn thờ nhất—Paramātman là tất cả. Kính lễ Đấng có vô lượng hình tướng, bản tính thấm khắp toàn thể vũ trụ.

Word by Word

• variṣṭhāya: to the श्रेष्ठतम (most excellent)
• variṣṭhāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: variṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• vareṇyāya: to the most worthy of choice
• vareṇyāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vareṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• sarvasmai: to all; to the all (one)
• sarvasmai: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• parama-ātmane: to the supreme self
• parama-ātmane: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Vacana (Utterance/वचन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक; अव्ययीभाववत्)
• Form: अव्यय, नमस्कारार्थक-निपात (Salutation particle)

• akhila-jagad-vyāpi-rūpāya: to (you) whose form pervades the entire world
• akhila-jagad-vyāpi-rūpāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: akhila (प्रातिपदिक) + jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + vyāpin (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• ananta-mūrtaye: to the infinite-formed (one)
• ananta-mūrtaye: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ananta (प्रातिपदिक) + mūrti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Vālakhilyas (continuation of their hymn)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: The praised deity

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast viśvarūpa-like panorama: the deity’s infinite forms appear across sky, sea, and temple—sunlight on waves, stars, and the Somnātha silhouette—while sages offer salutations to the all-pervading presence.

Characters & Entities

• Paramātman
• Bhāsvat (Sūrya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The hymn universalizes devotion: the worshipped deity is not local or limited but the all-pervading Supreme Self.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the textual locus; the universal praise enhances the site’s sanctity by linking it to the cosmic Paramātman.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it is a salutation formula suitable for japa or stotra recitation.