Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 115

Devanagari script

प्लवमानो जगामाऽशु ध्यायन्देवं जनार्दनम् । आरोग्यं भास्करादिच्छेद्धनं वै जातवेदसः

Transliteration

plavamāno jagāmā'śu dhyāyandevaṃ janārdanam | ārogyaṃ bhāskarādiccheddhanaṃ vai jātavedasaḥ

Translation

ভাসমান অবস্থায় সে শীঘ্রই অগ্রসর হইল এবং দেব জনার্দনের ধ্যান করিতে লাগিল। ভাস্কর হইতে আরোগ্য, আর জাতবেদস (অগ্নি) হইতে ইচ্ছিত ধনলাভ হয়।

Word by Word

• प्लवमानः: floating
• प्लवमानः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्लु (धातु) → प्लवमान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: शतृ/शानच्-वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present participle, Parasmaipada), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying implied subject)

• जगाम: he went
• जगाम: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

• अशु: quickly
• अशु: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अशु (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• ध्यायन्: meditating
• ध्यायन्: Kriya-visheshana (Concomitant/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्यै (धातु) → ध्यायन् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: शतृ-वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सहक्रिया (concomitant action)

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• जनार्दनम्: Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• जनार्दनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; देवम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन (apposition)

• आरोग्यम्: health
• आरोग्यम्: Karma (Result/फल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आरोग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (contextually: object/benefit)

• भास्करात्: from Bhāskara (the Sun)
• भास्करात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भास्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन

• इच्छेत्: one should desire
• इच्छेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

• धनम्: wealth
• धनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (contextually: object)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• जातवेदसः: from Jātavedas (Agni)
• जातवेदसः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जातवेदस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (narrating; inferred from surrounding passage)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha / Amaraparvata passage (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhārata

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A small boat glides (or hangs and then moves) as Cāṇakya meditates on Janārdana; above, a radiant Sūrya disc and a controlled Agni flame appear as symbolic presences granting health and wealth.

Characters & Entities

• Janārdana
• Bhāskara (Sūrya)
• Jātavedas (Agni)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Single-pointed meditation on Viṣṇu supports the pilgrim, while the devas symbolize specific blessings in dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This is part of the Śuklatīrtha-focused narrative within the Revā Khaṇḍa on the Narmadā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dhyāna (meditation) on Janārdana is highlighted; no formal vow is specified in this verse.