Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

लक्ष्म्या वृतो महाविष्णुर्लक्ष्मीस्तेनैव संवृता । एवं परस्परं प्रीत्या ह्यवलोकनतत्परौ

Transliteration

lakṣmyā vṛto mahāviṣṇurlakṣmīstenaiva saṃvṛtā | evaṃ parasparaṃ prītyā hyavalokanatatparau

Translation

Mahāviṣṇu war von Lakṣmī umgeben, und Lakṣmī wiederum wurde von ihm umschlungen. So verharrten beide in gegenseitiger Liebe, ganz darauf bedacht, einander anzuschauen.

Word by Word

• lakṣmyā: by Lakṣmī
• lakṣmyā: Kartr-karana (Agent/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• vṛtaḥ: surrounded
• vṛtaḥ: Kriya-predicate (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vṛ (धातु) + kta-pratyaya (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः — ‘covered/surrounded’

• mahā-viṣṇuḥ: Mahāviṣṇu
• mahā-viṣṇuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘महान् विष्णुः’ इति कर्मधारयः

• lakṣmīḥ: Lakṣmī
• lakṣmīḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• tena: by him
• tena: Kartr-karana (Agent/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय

• saṃvṛtā: surrounded
• saṃvṛtā: Kriya-predicate (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-vṛ (धातु) + kta-pratyaya (कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः — ‘covered/surrounded’

• evam: thus
• evam: Adhikarana (Manner/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (manner adverb)

• parasparam: mutually
• parasparam: Adhikarana (Manner/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paraspara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: परस्परम् इति अव्ययीभावेन क्रियाविशेषण (reciprocal adverb)

• prītyā: out of affection
• prītyā: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), हेत्वर्थ/अवधारणार्थ (for/indeed)

• avalokana-tatparau: both intent on looking at each other
• avalokana-tatparau: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: avalokana (प्रातिपदिक) + tatpara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; ‘अवलोकने तत्परौ’ इति सप्तमी/तत्पुरुषभावः; उभयोर् विष्णु-लक्ष्म्योः विशेषणम्

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Lakṣmī and Mahāviṣṇu encircle one another in embrace, absorbed in mutual gaze; the scene is intimate yet sacred, emphasizing serenity and auspicious love.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmī
• Mahāviṣṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śrī and Nārāyaṇa are inseparable; devotion sees divine love as the source of wellbeing and stability.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra region is the narrative container; the verse itself is theological rather than geographical.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated.