Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

नमश्चन्द्रकलाधार नमो दिग्वसनाय च । पिनाकपाणये तुभ्यमष्टमूर्ते नमोनमः

Transliteration

namaścandrakalādhāra namo digvasanāya ca | pinākapāṇaye tubhyamaṣṭamūrte namonamaḥ

Translation

礼敬戴月牙者；礼敬以虚空为衣者。礼敬手执毗那迦弓者；再三礼敬八相之主（Aṣṭamūrti）。

Word by Word

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Kriya (Salutation act)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नमस्कारार्थक

• चन्द्रकलाधार: O bearer of the moon’s crescent
• चन्द्रकलाधार: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र + कला + धार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (चन्द्रस्य कलां धारयति)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Kriya (Salutation act)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नमस्कारार्थक

• दिग्वसनाय: to the one clothed in the directions (sky-clad)
• दिग्वसनाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिक् + वसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (दिशः वसनं यस्य)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• पिनाकपाणये: to the one with Pināka in hand
• पिनाकपाणये: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिनाक + पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (पिनाकः पाणौ यस्य)

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; सम्प्रदान

• अष्टमूर्ते: O eight-formed one
• अष्टमूर्ते: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्ट + मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (अष्टौ मूर्तयः यस्य)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Kriya (Salutation act)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नमस्कारार्थक

• नमः: salutation (again)
• नमः: Kriya (Salutation act)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति-नमस्कार

Speaker

Vasiṣṭha (implied within the ongoing praise)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somnātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva stands as Digambara with tiger-skin, crescent moon in jaṭā, holding Pināka; around him eight subtle emblems represent Aṣṭamūrti (bhūtas and luminaries) forming a mandala.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Candrakalādhara
• Pināka
• Aṣṭamūrti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva is the cosmic Lord who manifests through multiple forms (aṣṭamūrti) yet remains the one ascetic, supreme reality.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Arbuda sacred landscape where Śiva’s presence is invoked through stotra within the Arbuda Khaṇḍa narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; the verse is a devotional formula for praise (stuti) in pūjā and recitation.