Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

नारदस्य वचः श्रुत्वा पदाङ्गुष्ठं व्यमर्दयत् । नारदस्तिष्ठते द्वारि उत्तिष्ठ मधुसूदन

Transliteration

nāradasya vacaḥ śrutvā padāṅguṣṭhaṃ vyamardayat | nāradastiṣṭhate dvāri uttiṣṭha madhusūdana

Translation

Als sie Nāradas Worte hörte, drückte sie sanft den großen Zeh Seines Fußes. «Nārada steht an der Tür—erhebe Dich, o Madhusūdana!»

Word by Word

• नारदस्य: of Nārada
• नारदस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वचः: words, speech
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय, 'having heard'

• पदाङ्गुष्ठम्: the big toe (of the foot)
• पदाङ्गुष्ठम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद + अङ्गुष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (पदस्य अङ्गुष्ठः), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• व्यमर्दयत्: pressed/rubbed
• व्यमर्दयत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + मृद् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तिष्ठते: stands
• तिष्ठते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• द्वारि: at the door
• द्वारि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उत्तिष्ठ: rise, get up
• उत्तिष्ठ: Kriya (Imperative/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत् + स्था (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• मधुसूदन: O slayer of Madhu (Viṣṇu)
• मधुसूदन: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु + सूदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (मधोः सूदनः), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative) एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (with direct address spoken by Lakṣmī implied)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Lakṣmī gently presses the Lord’s big toe to rouse him; Nārada stands respectfully at the doorway; Lakṣmī announces his presence, calling the Lord ‘Madhusūdana’.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Lakṣmī (implied)
• Madhusūdana (Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord responds to devotees’ urgent calls; reverence and proper approach (through Lakṣmī and bhakti) are honored.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No earthly tīrtha is mentioned; it is a divine-court episode.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it depicts devotional communication and awakening.