Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

तदेतद्दर्शितं रूपं प्रसादः परमः कृतः । छन्दतो जगतामीश तदेतदुपसंहर

Transliteration

tadetaddarśitaṃ rūpaṃ prasādaḥ paramaḥ kṛtaḥ | chandato jagatāmīśa tadetadupasaṃhara

Translation

এই ৰূপেই আপুনি দৰ্শন দিছা; আপুনি পৰম প্ৰসাদ দান কৰিছা। এতিয়া, হে জগতৰ ঈশ্বৰ, আপোনাৰ ইচ্ছামতে এই প্ৰকাশক উপসংহাৰ কৰক।

Word by Word

• tat: that
• tat: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• etat: this
• etat: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• darśitam: shown
• darśitam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दर्शित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; दृश् धातोः)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि-प्रत्यय (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• rūpam: form
• rūpam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• prasādaḥ: grace/favor
• prasādaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• paramaḥ: supreme
• paramaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (प्रसादः)

• kṛtaḥ: has been done
• kṛtaḥ: Kriya (क्रियाविशेषण/Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृ धातोः कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि-प्रत्यय (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (प्रसादः ... कृतः)

• chandataḥ: at will/as you please
• chandataḥ: Hetu (हेतु/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: छन्दस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): ‘according to will/at pleasure’

• jagatām: of the worlds
• jagatām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• īśa: O Lord
• īśa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• etat: this
• etat: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• upasaṃhara: withdraw/bring to an end
• upasaṃhara: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-सम्-हृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Apsarās, collectively

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā tīrtha (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Jagatām Īśa (Hari)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotees/apsarās bow deeply; the cosmic radiance begins to contract; the Lord’s vast form gently ‘folds’ back into a calmer, worshipful manifestation; light dims into a steady halo.

Characters & Entities

• Īśa (Lord of the worlds)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana (vision) of the divine is grace; the devotee also prays for a form that can be steadily contemplated.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is named; the verse is part of the Revā-khaṇḍa devotional narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a prayerful request following a theophany.