Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

तत्रार्थे सर्वभावेन प्रपन्नानां जगत्पते । दर्शयात्मानमखिलं दर्शितेयं यथोर्वशी

Transliteration

tatrārthe sarvabhāvena prapannānāṃ jagatpate | darśayātmānamakhilaṃ darśiteyaṃ yathorvaśī

Translation

Darum, zu diesem Zweck, o Herr der Welt—denen, die sich mit ihrem ganzen Wesen ergeben haben—offenbare dein ganzes Selbst, wie du es Urvaśī offenbart hast.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb of place)

• अर्थे: in the matter/purpose
• अर्थे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (singular)

• सर्वभावेन: with entire devotion/whole being
• सर्वभावेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; समासः—सर्व + भाव (तत्पुरुषः; ‘with all disposition/whole being’)

• प्रपन्नानाम्: of those who have surrendered
• प्रपन्नानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रपन्न (कृदन्त; प्र-√पद् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• जगत्पते: O Lord of the world
• जगत्पते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; समासः—जगत् + पति (तत्पुरुषः)

• दर्शय: show
• दर्शय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative: ‘cause to see/show’)

• आत्मानम्: yourself
• आत्मानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• अखिलम्: entire, complete
• अखिलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of आत्मानम्)

• दर्शिता: shown, manifested
• दर्शिता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दर्शित (कृदन्त; √दृश् (धातु) + णिच् + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• इयम्: this (she/this one)
• इयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• यथा: as, like
• यथा: Upamana (Comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (indeclinable of manner/comparison)

• उर्वशी: Urvashī
• उर्वशी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उर्वशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Speaker

Apsarases (petitioning)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha-pradeśa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (nṛpa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Celestial maidens or devotees stand with folded hands, pleading for the Lord’s full self-revelation; the atmosphere is charged with expectancy before a cosmic epiphany.

Characters & Entities

• Nārāyaṇa
• Urvaśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Wholehearted surrender (sarvabhāva-śaraṇāgati) is presented as the basis for receiving the Lord’s full revelation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named; the verse is a devotional request within the Revā Khaṇḍa setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the spiritual ‘prescription’ is śaraṇāgati and prayer for darśana.