Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

नारायण उवाच । नारायणगिरा देवि विज्ञप्तोऽस्मि यतस्त्वया । नारायणगिरिर्नाम तेन मेऽत्र भविष्यति

Transliteration

nārāyaṇa uvāca | nārāyaṇagirā devi vijñapto'smi yatastvayā | nārāyaṇagirirnāma tena me'tra bhaviṣyati

Translation

Nārāyaṇa sprach: O Göttin, da du mich mit dem Wort „Nārāyaṇa“ angefleht hast, bin ich durch dich unterrichtet; darum wird es hier einen Berg geben, der meinen Namen trägt: Nārāyaṇagiri.

Word by Word

• नारायणः: Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom.), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नारायणगिरा: by (the name) Nārāyaṇagiri
• नारायणगिरा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायणगिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instr.), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नारायणस्य गिरिः)

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Voc.), एकवचन

• विज्ञप्तः: informed; addressed
• विज्ञप्तः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + ज्ञप् (धातु) → विज्ञप्त (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom.), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP)

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriya (Copula/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यतः: because; since
• यतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कारणार्थक (causal)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instr.), एकवचन

• नारायणगिरिः: (the) Nārāyaṇagiri (mountain/name)
• नारायणगिरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायणगिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom.), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नारायणस्य गिरिः)

• नाम: by name; called
• नाम: Sambandha (Naming marker/नामनिर्देशक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-प्रयोगे (quotative/‘called’)

• तेन: therefore; by that
• तेन: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instr.), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मे: for me; my
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Gen./Dat.), एकवचन

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb of place)

• भविष्यति: will be; will come to be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Nārāyaṇa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nārāyaṇagiri

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārāyaṇa speaks to the Goddess, blessing a hill that rises beside the Revā; the mountain is subtly inscribed with the name ‘Nārāyaṇa’ in the landscape’s aura.

Characters & Entities

• Nārāyaṇa
• Devī (Śrī)
• Nārāyaṇagiri

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine names are creative and sanctifying; sincere invocation leads to the manifestation of sacred space.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Nārāyaṇagiri—presented as a sanctified mountain/place in the Revā-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, nāma-smaraṇa (uttering/remembering ‘Nārāyaṇa’) is elevated as a sanctifying act, though no formal rite is detailed.