Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

श्रीरुवाच । नारायण जगद्धातर्नारायण जगत्पते । नारायण परब्रह्म नारायणपरायण

Transliteration

śrīruvāca | nārāyaṇa jagaddhātarnārāyaṇa jagatpate | nārāyaṇa parabrahma nārāyaṇaparāyaṇa

Translation

Śrī sprach: O Nārāyaṇa, Träger der Welt; o Nārāyaṇa, Herr des Universums; o Nārāyaṇa, höchstes Brahman—Nārāyaṇa allein ist meine Zuflucht.

Word by Word

• श्रीः: Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• श्रीः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• नारायण: O Nārāyaṇa
• नारायण: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जगद्धातर्: O sustainer of the world
• जगद्धातर्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + धातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (जगतः धाता)

• नारायण: O Nārāyaṇa
• नारायण: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जगत्पते: O lord of the world
• जगत्पते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (जगतः पतिः)

• नारायण: O Nārāyaṇa
• नारायण: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• परब्रह्म: O supreme Brahman
• परब्रह्म: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर + ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (परं ब्रह्म)

• नारायणपरायण: O one devoted to Nārāyaṇa / whose refuge is Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणपरायण: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (नारायणे परायणः)

Speaker

Śrī (Lakṣmī/Śrī-devī)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nārāyaṇa

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śrī (Lakṣmī) stands or sits in reverence, hands folded, addressing Nārāyaṇa enthroned on Śeṣa or in a sanctum; the cosmos subtly emanates behind him.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• Nārāyaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True devotion culminates in śaraṇāgati—recognizing Nārāyaṇa as the Supreme and taking Him as the sole refuge.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse is primarily a hymn-like address; the chapter context later connects devotion to the sanctity of Nārāyaṇagiri in the Revā region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed; it functions as stuti (praise) and bhakti-oriented invocation.