Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

एवं विष्णोः प्रकुर्वीत जागरं भक्तितत्परः । स्नानादीनि तथा राजन्प्रयतः शुचिमानसः

Transliteration

evaṃ viṣṇoḥ prakurvīta jāgaraṃ bhaktitatparaḥ | snānādīni tathā rājanprayataḥ śucimānasaḥ

Translation

So soll er, der der Bhakti hingegeben ist, für Viṣṇu eine nächtliche Vigil halten; und ebenso, o König, soll er das Bad und die übrigen Observanzen ordnungsgemäß vollziehen—achtsam und mit reinem Geist.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारबोधक अव्यय (thus/in this manner)

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; षष्ठी (Genitive, Singular)

• प्रकुर्वीत: should perform
• प्रकुर्वीत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग) → प्रकृ
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन (he should perform)

• जागरम्: night-vigil, wakefulness (ritual vigil)
• जागरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (Accusative, Singular)

• भक्तितत्परः: devotion-intent, devoted
• भक्तितत्परः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + तत्पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः तत्पुरुषः (भक्तौ तत्परः); पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (Nominative, Singular); कर्तृविशेषण

• स्नानादीनि: bathing and other rites
• स्नानादीनि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः तत्पुरुषः (स्नानम् आदिः येषाम्/स्नान-आदि); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; द्वितीया (Accusative, Plural)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारबोधक अव्यय (likewise)

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सम्बोधन (Vocative, Singular)

• प्रयतः: restrained, diligent
• प्रयतः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रयत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (Nominative, Singular); कर्तृविशेषण (disciplined/intent)

• शुचिमानसः: pure-minded
• शुचिमानसः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक) + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः कर्मधारयः (शुचि मानसः); पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (Nominative, Singular); कर्तृविशेषण

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced); vocative 'rājan' indicates a king addressed within the embedded narrative

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mārkaṇḍeśvara-tīrtha (Revā)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājā (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotees keep a night vigil for Viṣṇu by the Narmadā—lamps burning, chanting continuing, the mind kept pure; bathing and observances are performed with care.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Bhakti is expressed through disciplined practice—vigil, bathing, and purity—especially when undertaken at a sacred tīrtha.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā/Narmadā region is the implied sacred setting of these observances.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A Viṣṇu night-vigil (jāgara) along with snāna and associated regulated practices, performed with mental purity.