Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 3.3.1.1 (Sanskrit text), including grammatical analysis, glossary and relevant print editions. The Skandapurana is one of the largest of the eighteen Mahapuranas, covering over 80,000 shlokas (verses). It is divided into seven large section each covering holy regions detailing their background and legends.

Verse 3.3.1.1

श्रीगणेशाय नमः॥॥ श्रीगुरुभ्यो नमः ।
अथ ब्रह्मोत्तरखंडमारंभः ।
ॐ नमः शिवाय ।
ज्योतिर्मात्रस्वरूपाय निर्मलज्ञानचक्षुषे ।
नमः शिवाय शांताय ब्रह्मणे लिंगमूर्त्तये ॥ १ ॥

śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ ||||
śrīgurubhyo namaḥ |
atha brahmottarakhaṃḍamāraṃbhaḥ |
oṃ namaḥ śivāya |
jyotirmātrasvarūpāya nirmalajñānacakṣuṣe |
namaḥ śivāya śāṃtāya brahmaṇe liṃgamūrttaye || 1 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 3.3.1.1 is contained in the book The Skanda-Purana by G. V. Tagare. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.3.1.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shriganesha, Nama, Namas, Shriguru, Atha, Brahmottarakhanda, Arambha, Shiva, Jyotis, Jyoti, Matra, Asvarupa, Nirmala, Jnanacakshusha, Jnanacakshus, Shanta, Brahman, Brahmana, Linga, Tti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 3.3.1.1). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ |||
  • śrīgaṇeśāya -
  • śrīgaṇeśa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • namaḥ -
  • namas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    namas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śrīgurubhyo namaḥ
  • śrīgurubhyo* -
  • śrīguru (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    śrīguru (noun, feminine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    śrīguru (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • namaḥ -
  • namas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    namas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “atha brahmottarakhaṃḍamāraṃbhaḥ
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • brahmottarakhaṇḍam -
  • brahmottarakhaṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ārambhaḥ -
  • ārambha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 4: “oṃ namaḥ śivāya
  • Cannot analyse om*na
  • namaḥ -
  • namas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    namas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śivāya -
  • śiva (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śiva (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • Line 5: “jyotirmātrasvarūpāya nirmalajñānacakṣuṣe
  • jyotir -
  • jyotis (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    jyotis (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    jyoti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jyoti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • mātra -
  • mātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    mātra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mātra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • asvarūpāya -
  • asvarūpa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    asvarūpa (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • nirmala -
  • nirmala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nirmala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jñānacakṣuṣe -
  • jñānacakṣuṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jñānacakṣus (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    jñānacakṣus (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • Line 6: “namaḥ śivāya śāṃtāya brahmaṇe liṃgamūrttaye
  • namaḥ -
  • namas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    namas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śivāya -
  • śiva (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śiva (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • śāntāya -
  • śānta (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śānta (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √śam class 4 verb], [dative single from √śam class 9 verb]
    śam -> śānta (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √śam class 4 verb], [dative single from √śam class 9 verb]
  • brahmaṇe -
  • brahman (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    brahmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    brahmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • liṅgam -
  • liṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    liṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ūr -
  • ttaye -
  • tti (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 3.3.1.1

Cover of edition (2016)

Skanda Purana (Hindi Translation)
by S. N. Khandelwal (2016)

(Set of 10 Books) - Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office

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Cover of Bengali edition

Skanda Purana in Bengali
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)

স্কন্ধ পুরাণম: - (Set of 7 Volumes)

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Preview of verse 3.3.1.1 in Bengali sript:
শ্রীগণেশায নমঃ ॥॥
শ্রীগুরুভ্যো নমঃ ।
অথ ব্রহ্মোত্তরখংডমারংভঃ ।
ওং নমঃ শিবায ।
জ্যোতির্মাত্রস্বরূপায নির্মলজ্ঞানচক্ষুষে ।
নমঃ শিবায শাংতায ব্রহ্মণে লিংগমূর্ত্তযে ॥ ১ ॥

Cover of edition (0)

Skanda Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)

ಶ್ರೀ ಸ್ಕಾಂದ ಮಹಾಪುರಣಂ: (Set of 25 Volumes)

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Preview of verse 3.3.1.1 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ರೀಗಣೇಶಾಯ ನಮಃ ॥॥
ಶ್ರೀಗುರುಭ್ಯೋ ನಮಃ ।
ಅಥ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮೋತ್ತರಖಂಡಮಾರಂಭಃ ।
ಓಂ ನಮಃ ಶಿವಾಯ ।
ಜ್ಯೋತಿರ್ಮಾತ್ರಸ್ವರೂಪಾಯ ನಿರ್ಮಲಜ್ಞಾನಚಕ್ಷುಷೇ ।
ನಮಃ ಶಿವಾಯ ಶಾಂತಾಯ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣೇ ಲಿಂಗಮೂರ್ತ್ತಯೇ ॥ ೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Skanda Mahapurana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Ahemdabad (2017)

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 3.3.1.1 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રીગણેશાય નમઃ ॥॥
શ્રીગુરુભ્યો નમઃ ।
અથ બ્રહ્મોત્તરખંડમારંભઃ ।
ઓં નમઃ શિવાય ।
જ્યોતિર્માત્રસ્વરૂપાય નિર્મલજ્ઞાનચક્ષુષે ।
નમઃ શિવાય શાંતાય બ્રહ્મણે લિંગમૂર્ત્તયે ॥ ૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2015)

Shri Skanda purana (Malayalam)
by M.P. Pillai kaniyanthara (2015)

(Condensed/Summary) - Devi Book Stall, Kodungallur

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Preview of verse 3.3.1.1 in Malayalam sript:
ശ്രീഗണേശായ നമഃ ॥॥
ശ്രീഗുരുഭ്യോ നമഃ ।
അഥ ബ്രഹ്മോത്തരഖംഡമാരംഭഃ ।
ഓം നമഃ ശിവായ ।
ജ്യോതിര്മാത്രസ്വരൂപായ നിര്മലജ്ഞാനചക്ഷുഷേ ।
നമഃ ശിവായ ശാംതായ ബ്രഹ്മണേ ലിംഗമൂര്ത്തയേ ॥ ൧ ॥

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