Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

पूजयित्वा सुरेशानं स्तोत्रैर्हृद्यैः सुपुष्कलैः । जगाम भवनं रक्षो यत्र राजा विभीषणः

Transliteration

pūjayitvā sureśānaṃ stotrairhṛdyaiḥ supuṣkalaiḥ | jagāma bhavanaṃ rakṣo yatra rājā vibhīṣaṇaḥ

Translation

Après avoir honoré Sureśāna par des hymnes suaves et abondants, le Rākṣasa se rendit à la demeure où se trouvait le roi Vibhīṣaṇa.

Word by Word

• पूजयित्वा: having worshipped
• पूजयित्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), परस्मैपद

• सुरेशानम्: the Lord of the gods
• सुरेशानम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर-ईशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘सुराणाम् ईशानः’ = lord of gods)

• स्तोत्रैः: with hymns
• स्तोत्रैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• हृद्यैः: pleasing
• हृद्यैः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of स्तोत्रैः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying स्तोत्रैः)

• सुपुष्कलैः: very abundant/excellent
• सुपुष्कलैः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of स्तोत्रैः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-पुष्कल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; उपसर्ग ‘सु’ + विशेषण ‘पुष्कल’

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भवनम्: to the abode
• भवनम्: Karma (Object/goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• रक्षः: the rākṣasa
• रक्षः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘रक्षः’ = a rākṣasa (demon)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Locative relation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक सम्बन्धबोधक (relative adverb: where)

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (Subject; of implied ‘asti/āsīt’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• विभीषणः: Vibhīṣaṇa
• विभीषणः: Apposition (to राजा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभीषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

Speaker

Narrator

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devotee completes worship of Sureśāna with abundant, heart-pleasing hymns, then travels to the palace where Vibhīṣaṇa resides—an austere yet righteous royal setting welcoming a devotee.

Characters & Entities

• Sureśāna (Śiva)
• Vibhīṣaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

After sacred acts, devotees return to worldly duties while carrying the merit of worship and hymn-recitation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The action follows worship connected to Aṅkūreśvara at the tīrtha in the Revā Khaṇḍa setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stotra-pūjā: worship through heartfelt, substantial hymns offered to Śiva.