Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

अतोषयज्जगन्नाथं सर्वभूतमहेश्वरम् । स्तुतिभिस्तण्डकैः स्तोत्रैर्वेदवेदाङ्गसम्भवैः

Transliteration

atoṣayajjagannāthaṃ sarvabhūtamaheśvaram | stutibhistaṇḍakaiḥ stotrairvedavedāṅgasambhavaiḥ

Translation

Er besänftigte Jagannātha, Maheśvara—den Herrn aller Wesen—durch Lobpreisungen, rhythmische Hymnen und Stotras, hervorgegangen aus den Veden und den Vedāṅgas.

Word by Word

• अतोषयत्: (he) pleased / satisfied
• अतोषयत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु) + णिच् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); णिजन्त (Causative)

• जगन्नाथम्: the Lord of the world
• जगन्नाथम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (jagataḥ nāthaḥ)

• सर्वभूतमहेश्वरम्: the great Lord of all beings
• सर्वभूतमहेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + भूत + महा + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (sarvabhūtānāṃ maheśvaraḥ)

• स्तुतिभिः: with praises
• स्तुतिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तण्डकैः: with (hymns in) taṇḍaka metre / taṇḍakas
• तण्डकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तण्डक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• स्तोत्रैः: with hymns
• स्तोत्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• वेदवेदाङ्गसम्भवैः: arising from the Vedas and Vedāṅgas
• वेदवेदाङ्गसम्भवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद + वेदाङ्ग + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying stotra/stuti); तत्पुरुष (vedavedāṅgāt sambhavāḥ = arising from Veda and Vedāṅgas)

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (Narmadā sacred stretch)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee (or a leading deva/ṛṣi) stands before Maheśvara as Jagannātha, offering layered Vedic hymns; palm-leaf manuscripts and ritual implements nearby; Śiva’s presence is vast, cosmic, yet approachable.

Characters & Entities

• Jagannātha
• Maheśvara (Śiva)
• Vedas
• Vedāṅgas
• Brahmā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva is approached through reverent praise grounded in śruti and its auxiliaries—devotion and right speech become instruments of restoration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named in this verse; the emphasis is on stotra-upāsanā to Maheśvara within the Revā Khaṇḍa setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stuti/stotra (hymnic praise) is indicated as the devotional act used to propitiate Śiva.