Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

तानागतान्समालोक्य पदभक्त्या कृतानतीन् । प्रसन्नः प्राह विश्वात्मा पीतवासा जनार्दनः

Transliteration

tānāgatānsamālokya padabhaktyā kṛtānatīn | prasannaḥ prāha viśvātmā pītavāsā janārdanaḥ

Translation

Als er sie kommen sah und wie sie in Fußverehrung ehrfürchtig niederfielen, sprach der Allseele—Janārdana, in gelbe Gewänder gekleidet—mit gnädiger Freude.

Word by Word

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन — तान् (them)

• आगतान्: who had come
• आगतान्: Karma (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-√gam (गम् धातु) (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन — आगतान् (who had come)

• समालोक्य: having seen
• समालोक्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sam-ā-√lok (लोक् धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय — समालोक्य (having looked at/observed)

• पद-भक्त्या: by devotion to (his) feet
• पद-भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (पद-प्रातिपदिक) + bhakti (भक्ति-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः — ‘पदे (भगवत्पदे) भक्तिः’ (by devotion to the feet)

• कृत-अनतीन्: having made obeisance
• कृत-अनतीन्: Karma (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (√kṛ, कृ धातु, क्त) + anatī (अनति-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषार्थः — ‘कृताः अनतयः येषाम्’ = those who had performed bowing

• प्रसन्नः: pleased
• प्रसन्नः: Karta (Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasanna (प्रसन्न-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — (being) pleased

• प्राह: said
• प्राह: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ah (अह्/ब्रू धात्वर्थे)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परिपूर्ण), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — प्राह (said)

• विश्वात्मा: the universal Self
• विश्वात्मा: Karta (Subject/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (विश्व-प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (आत्मन्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः — ‘विश्वः आत्मा’ (the soul of the universe)

• पीत-वासा: wearing yellow garments
• पीत-वासा: Karta (Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pīta (√pā, पा धातु, क्त; ‘पीत’ = yellow) + vāsa (वासस्/वासा-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः — ‘पीतं वासः यस्य’ (he whose garment is yellow)

• जनार्दनः: Janārdana
• जनार्दनः: Karta (Subject/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janārdana (जनार्दन-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — विष्णुनाम

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; Ayodhyāmāhātmya narration within Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In a sanctified Ayodhyā setting, devas arrive and bow at the Lord’s feet; Janārdana stands radiant in pītāmbara, serene and pleased, about to speak.

Characters & Entities

• Janārdana
• Hari
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion expressed as humility at the Lord’s feet invites divine grace—God responds when approached with sincere reverence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ayodhyā is the implied holy arena where the devas obtain Hari’s attention and favor.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pādabhakti and prostration (anatī/namaskāra) are highlighted as effective devotional acts.