Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

स्तोत्रेणानेन यः स्तौति मानवो मामतन्द्रितः । सर्वान्कामानवाप्नोति पूजितः श्रीयुतःसदा

Transliteration

stotreṇānena yaḥ stauti mānavo māmatandritaḥ | sarvānkāmānavāpnoti pūjitaḥ śrīyutaḥsadā

Translation

Whoever, being human, praises Me with this very hymn, unwearied and attentive, attains all desired aims and remains ever honored and endowed with prosperity.

Word by Word

• stotreṇa: by a hymn
• stotreṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stotra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया, एकवचन

• anena: by this
• anena: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (stotreṇa)

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• stauti: praises
• stauti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: stu (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• mānavaḥ: a man
• mānavaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन

• atandritaḥ: unwearied, vigilant
• atandritaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-tandrita (प्रातिपदिक; नञ्-समास/उपसर्ग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (mānavaḥ)

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (kāmān)

• kāmān: desires
• kāmān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• avāpnoti: obtains
• avāpnoti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-āp (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• pūjitaḥ: honored
• pūjitaḥ: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūj (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भावे/कर्मणि (passive sense)

• śrīyutaḥ: endowed with prosperity
• śrīyutaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrī-yuta (प्रातिपदिक; तत्पुरुष-समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (mānavaḥ)

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Śrī Bhagavān (Viṣṇu)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā (stotra as portable tīrtha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee recites the hymn with unwavering focus; Viṣṇu’s presence bestows śrī—symbolized by Lakṣmī, overflowing grains, and a radiant aura of honor around the devotee.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Bhagavān

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady, attentive devotion (atandrita stuti) is portrayed as a direct means to both worldly welfare and honored living.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The passage belongs to Ayodhyā Māhātmya, framing the hymn’s power within Ayodhyā’s sacred narrative context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Regular recitation/praise of the Lord through “this stotra” (stotreṇa anena).