Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 56

Devanagari script

प्रसन्नबुद्धे शान्तात्मन्प्रसन्नवदनेक्षण । प्रसीद योगिनामीश नर सर्वगताच्युत

Transliteration

prasannabuddhe śāntātmanprasannavadanekṣaṇa | prasīda yogināmīśa nara sarvagatācyuta

Translation

O du mit heiterem Geist und friedvoller Seele, mit gnädigem Antlitz und Blick: sei zufrieden, Herr der Yogins; o Nara, allgegenwärtiger Acyuta.

Word by Word

• प्रसन्नबुद्धे: O serene-minded one
• प्रसन्नबुद्धे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसन्न + बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; कर्मधारयः ‘प्रसन्ना बुद्धिः यस्य’ (O one of serene intellect)

• शान्तात्मन्: O peaceful-souled one
• शान्तात्मन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्त + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; कर्मधारयः ‘शान्तः आत्मा यस्य’ (O peaceful-souled one)

• प्रसन्नवदनेक्षण: O one with a pleasant face and look
• प्रसन्नवदनेक्षण: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसन्न + वदन + ईक्षण (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; कर्मधारयः ‘प्रसन्ने वदने (च) ईक्षणे (च) यस्य’ (O one with a pleasant face and gaze)

• प्रसीद: be pleased
• प्रसीद: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + सद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः, मध्यमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम् (be pleased)

• योगिनाम्: of yogins
• योगिनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम् (Genitive plural masculine)

• ईश: O Lord
• ईश: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Vocative singular)

• नर: O Nara
• नर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Vocative singular)

• सर्वगत: O all-pervading one
• सर्वगत: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + गत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक from गम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; ‘सर्वत्र गतः’ इति कर्मधारय-भावः; गत = क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle)

• अच्युत: O Acyuta (the unfailing one)
• अच्युत: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अच्युत (प्रातिपदिक; न-च्युत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणवत् नाम (Vocative singular)

Speaker

Devotees/petitioners (contextual prayer within Revā Khaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)

Type: tirtha

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: a king (nṛpa) in the surrounding frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārāyaṇa is praised as serene-minded and gentle-faced, the Lord of yogins, pervading all; the devotee’s gaze is fixed in calm supplication.

Characters & Entities

• Nara
• Acyuta
• Īśa
• Yogins

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord’s serene, compassionate presence is the support of yogic life, and devotion seeks His pleased acceptance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tirtha is named in the verse; it belongs to the Revā Khaṇḍa’s broader sacred setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it implies devotional invocation and yogic orientation toward the all-pervading Lord.