Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 115

Devanagari script

प्लवमानो जगामाऽशु ध्यायन्देवं जनार्दनम् । आरोग्यं भास्करादिच्छेद्धनं वै जातवेदसः

Transliteration

plavamāno jagāmā'śu dhyāyandevaṃ janārdanam | ārogyaṃ bhāskarādiccheddhanaṃ vai jātavedasaḥ

Translation

Porté par les flots, il poursuivit promptement sa route, méditant le Seigneur Janārdana. De Sūrya vient la santé, et d’Agni, certes, l’octroi des richesses désirées.

Word by Word

• प्लवमानः: floating
• प्लवमानः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्लु (धातु) → प्लवमान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: शतृ/शानच्-वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present participle, Parasmaipada), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying implied subject)

• जगाम: he went
• जगाम: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

• अशु: quickly
• अशु: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अशु (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• ध्यायन्: meditating
• ध्यायन्: Kriya-visheshana (Concomitant/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्यै (धातु) → ध्यायन् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: शतृ-वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सहक्रिया (concomitant action)

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• जनार्दनम्: Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• जनार्दनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; देवम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन (apposition)

• आरोग्यम्: health
• आरोग्यम्: Karma (Result/फल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आरोग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (contextually: object/benefit)

• भास्करात्: from Bhāskara (the Sun)
• भास्करात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भास्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन

• इच्छेत्: one should desire
• इच्छेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

• धनम्: wealth
• धनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (contextually: object)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• जातवेदसः: from Jātavedas (Agni)
• जातवेदसः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जातवेदस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (narrating; inferred from surrounding passage)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha / Amaraparvata passage (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhārata

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A small boat glides (or hangs and then moves) as Cāṇakya meditates on Janārdana; above, a radiant Sūrya disc and a controlled Agni flame appear as symbolic presences granting health and wealth.

Characters & Entities

• Janārdana
• Bhāskara (Sūrya)
• Jātavedas (Agni)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Single-pointed meditation on Viṣṇu supports the pilgrim, while the devas symbolize specific blessings in dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This is part of the Śuklatīrtha-focused narrative within the Revā Khaṇḍa on the Narmadā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dhyāna (meditation) on Janārdana is highlighted; no formal vow is specified in this verse.