Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 91

Devanagari script

सन्मार्गमस्य जगतो दर्शयिष्ये करोम्यहम् । तथा नरेण सहितो जगतः पालनोद्यतः

Transliteration

sanmārgamasya jagato darśayiṣye karomyaham | tathā nareṇa sahito jagataḥ pālanodyataḥ

Translation

Ich werde diesem Weltall den wahren Pfad begründen und zeigen; und zusammen mit einem Menschenkönig werde ich auf den Schutz der Welt bedacht sein.

Word by Word

• सत्: good/right
• सत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समासपूर्वपद-रूप), अव्ययीभाववत् पूर्वपद; ‘good/right’ (समासे)

• मार्गम्: path
• मार्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• अस्य: of this
• अस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; ‘of this’

• जगतः: of the world
• जगतः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; ‘of the world’

• दर्शयिष्ये: I will show
• दर्शयिष्ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लृट् (Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद-रूप ‘I will show’ (causative: दर्शयति)

• करोमि: I do
• करोमि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: thus/so)

• नरेण: with a man
• नरेण: Sahakaraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सहकारि/सहयोगे

• सहितः: accompanied
• सहितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित (कृदन्त; √सह् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle) ‘accompanied’

• जगतः: of the world
• जगतः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• पालन: protection
• पालन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पालन (प्रातिपदिक; √पाल् धातु-भाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समासपूर्वपद), ‘protection’ (action-noun)

• उद्यतः: ready/intent
• उद्यतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्यत (कृदन्त; √यम् धातु with उद्-उपसर्ग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त ‘ready/intent’

Speaker

Unspecified in snippet (a divine protector/guide figure speaking of guiding dharma and protecting the world)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A resolute figure proclaims the intention to reveal the true path and protect the world alongside a human king; Indra and other devas witness the declaration near a sacred river setting.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True leadership is dharma-guided: showing the right path and protecting society are sacred responsibilities.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Revā-kṣetra is the broader canvas, but the verse is a dharma statement rather than a tīrtha-mahātmya detail.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual prescription is present.