Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

नारदाद्यैर्मुनिवरैरुद्गीतगुगौरवम् । गरुडेन पुरःस्थेनानिशमंजलिना स्तुतम्

Transliteration

nāradādyairmunivarairudgītagugauravam | garuḍena puraḥsthenāniśamaṃjalinā stutam

Translation

وكان يُسبَّح بترانيم تُعلن مجده على ألسنة خيرة الحكماء من أمثال نارادا، وكان غارودا قائمًا أمامه، يضمّ كفّيه، يعبده ويثني عليه آناء الليل والنهار.

Word by Word

• नारदाद्यैः: by Nārada and others
• नारदाद्यैः: Karana (Instrument/Agent/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास ('नारदः आदिः येषाम्'); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• मुनिवरैः: by the best sages
• मुनिवरैः: Karana (Instrument/Agent/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास ('वरः मुनिः'); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• उद्गीत: sung; chanted
• उद्गीत: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्-गै (धातु) → उद्गीत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसक-लिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपदत्वेन

• गु: (textual particle; unclear)
• गु: Anvaya (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: गु (अव्यय/निपात; पाठभेद-संभव)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle); पाठे 'गु' इति असामान्य-रूपम् (संभवतः 'गुण'/'गुरु' इत्यादि पाठभेद)

• गौरवम्: praise; greatness; reverence
• गौरवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसक-लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• गरुडेन: by Garuḍa
• गरुडेन: Karana (Instrument/Agent/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गरुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• पुरःस्थेन: standing in front
• पुरःस्थेन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुरःस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• अनिशम्: constantly
• अनिशम्: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनिशम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• अञ्जलिना: with folded hands
• अञ्जलिना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• स्तुतम्: praised
• स्तुतम्: Karma (Object described/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्तु (धातु) → स्तुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (object-description)

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa narrative voice)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A celestial assembly: Nārada and other sages sing hymns; Garuḍa stands before Viṣṇu with folded hands, perpetually praising.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Garuḍa
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest devotion is continuous praise and reverent service, modeled by sages and Garuḍa.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not a local tīrtha in this verse; it depicts the devotional court around Viṣṇu that undergirds the authority of the māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stuti (hymnic praise) and añjali (folded-hands reverence) as ongoing modes of worship.