Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 89

Devanagari script

तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन संप्रसुप्ते जनार्दने । व्रतस्थैर्मानवैर्भाव्यं तस्य देवस्य तुष्टये

Transliteration

tasmātsarvaprayatnena saṃprasupte janārdane | vratasthairmānavairbhāvyaṃ tasya devasya tuṣṭaye

Translation

Darum sollen, wenn Janārdana im heiligen Schlaf ruht, die im Gelübde Stehenden mit aller Anstrengung so handeln, dass sie eben jenen Herrn erfreuen.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Apadana (Cause/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन — Ablative singular; हेतु-अर्थे (therefore)

• सर्वप्रयत्नेन: with every effort
• सर्वप्रयत्नेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental singular; विशेषणार्थे (with all effort)

• संप्रसुप्ते: when (he is) completely asleep
• संप्रसुप्ते: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सं + प्रसुप्त (कृदन्त; √स्वप्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन — Locative singular; विशेषण

• जनार्दने: in/when Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• जनार्दने: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन + अर्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन — Masculine, Locative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जनानाम् अर्दनः)

• व्रतस्थैः: by those observing vows
• व्रतस्थैः: Karana (Instrument/Agentive group/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्रत + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental plural; विशेषण; तत्पुरुष (व्रते स्थाः)

• मानवैः: by men, by humans
• मानवैः: Karana (Instrument/Agentive group/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental plural

• भाव्यम्: should be done/observed
• भाव्यम्: Kriya (Obligation predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भू (धातु) + यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (भाव्यत्/यत्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — Gerundive (to be done), Neuter nominative singular; विधेय (impersonal obligation)

• तस्य: of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन — Genitive singular

• देवस्य: of the god
• देवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन — Masculine, Genitive singular

• तुष्टये: for (his) satisfaction
• तुष्टये: Sampradana (Purpose/Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन — Feminine, Dative singular; प्रयोजनार्थे (for the sake of)

Speaker

Narrative voice (contextual instruction within Tīrthamāhātmāhātmya; speaker not explicit in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Janārdana/Jagannātha-kṣetra (implied)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: vratins / general devotees

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vratins gather during the Lord’s sleep season, performing quiet seva—lamp offerings, tulasī garlands, and kīrtana—before a closed or veiled sanctum.

Characters & Entities

• Janārdana
• Viṣṇu (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True vrata is measured by intention and conduct aimed at pleasing the deity, not merely by external acts.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The passage is part of a tīrtha-glorification narrative that culminates in Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra where Janārdana’s śayana is described.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Maintain vow-discipline and devotional conduct specifically oriented to the Lord’s satisfaction during the śayana period.