Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

तस्मादेतज्जगत्सर्वं चराचरम् । तस्मिन्नेव लयं याति युगान्ते समुपस्थिते

Transliteration

tasmādetajjagatsarvaṃ carācaram | tasminneva layaṃ yāti yugānte samupasthite

Translation

Ainsi, cet univers tout entier—mobile et immobile—se résorbe en Lui seul lorsque survient la fin de l’âge.

Word by Word

• tasmāt: from him/therefore
• tasmāt: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन — Pronoun, Ablative, Singular

• etat: this
• etat: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Demonstrative, Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• jagat: world, universe
• jagat: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन — Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• sarvam: all, entire
• sarvam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• carācaram: moving and unmoving
• carācaram: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cara (प्रातिपदिक) + acara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Nominative, Singular (dvandva used adjectivally)

• tasmin: in him/therein
• tasmin: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन — Pronoun, Locative, Singular

• eva: indeed, only
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय — emphatic particle

• layam: dissolution, absorption
• layam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: laya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• yāti: goes, attains
• yāti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Present, 3rd person, Singular

• yugānte: at the end of an age
• yugānte: Adhikarana (Time locus/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuga (प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण/कालाधिकरण), एकवचन — Masculine, Locative, Singular

• samupasthite: when (it) has arrived/occurred
• samupasthite: Sati-saptamī (Locative absolute/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam + upa + sthā (धातु) → samupasthita (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Past passive participle, Locative, Singular (absolute locative with yugānte)

Speaker

Śiva (deduced from immediate continuation where Mahādeva addresses Devī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast panorama of pralaya: oceans rising, mountains dissolving, beings merging into a single luminous Parameśvara at the center; the universe folds back like a lotus closing at dusk.

Characters & Entities

• Parameśvara
• Pralaya
• Jagat

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Everything returns to the Supreme at cosmic dissolution; recognizing this nurtures detachment and devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader frame is Revā-kṣetra (Narmadā tīrtha tradition) within the Skanda Purāṇa’s Āvantya Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse supports contemplation (dhyāna) on impermanence and the Supreme refuge.