Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

परमापद्गतस्यापि यस्य देवो जनार्दनः । नावसर्पति हृत्पद्मात्स योगी नात्र संशयः

Transliteration

paramāpadgatasyāpi yasya devo janārdanaḥ | nāvasarpati hṛtpadmātsa yogī nātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Selbst in größtem Unheil: Wenn der Gott Janārdana nicht aus dem Lotus des Herzens entweicht, ist dieser Mensch wahrlich ein Yogin—daran besteht kein Zweifel.

Word by Word

• parama-āpad-gatasya: of one in extreme calamity
• parama-āpad-gatasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + āpad (प्रातिपदिक) + gata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास; षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन; 'परमायाम् आपदि गतस्य'

• api: even
• api: Emphasis (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle) — 'even'

• yasya: whose
• yasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• devaḥ: the god/lord
• devaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• janārdanaḥ: Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• janārdanaḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janārdana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विष्णोर्नाम

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (negation particle)

• avasarpati: slips down/withdraws
• avasarpati: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-√sṛp (सृप्)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• hṛt-padmāt: from the lotus of the heart
• hṛt-padmāt: Apādāna (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛt (प्रातिपदिक) + padma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (षष्ठी: 'हृदयस्य पद्मम्'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th case), एकवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• yogī: a yogi
• yogī: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता-समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (negation particle)

• atra: here/in this matter
• atra: Deśa/Viṣaya (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — 'अत्र' (here/in this matter)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced from immediate chapter context continuing into 150.1)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (general)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A storm of calamity swirls around a devotee, yet within his chest a lotus opens revealing Janārdana seated; the outer chaos contrasts with inner stillness.

Characters & Entities

• Janārdana
• Deva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True yoga is steadiness of God-remembrance, especially in adversity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific place is named; the verse teaches inner pilgrimage—keeping Janārdana in the heart.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No outer rite is specified; the discipline is unwavering inner fixation (bhāvanā/smaraṇa) on Janārdana.