Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

तेन सत्येन सत्यात्मन्परमात्मन्सनातन । नारायण प्रसीदेश सर्वलोकपरायण

Transliteration

tena satyena satyātmanparamātmansanātana | nārāyaṇa prasīdeśa sarvalokaparāyaṇa

Translation

Par cette vérité—ô Âme de Vérité, ô Soi suprême, ô Éternel—ô Nārāyaṇa, sois miséricordieux, Seigneur, refuge et but de tous les mondes.

Word by Word

• तेन: by that
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण/हेतु), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम-रूपम् (Instrumental singular neuter of tad)

• सत्येन: by truth
• सत्येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Instrumental singular neuter)

• सत्यात्मन्: O truth-souled one
• सत्यात्मन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः (Vocative), एकवचनम्; कर्मधारय-समासः ‘सत्यः आत्मा यस्य’ (O one whose self is truth)

• परमात्मन्: O Supreme Self
• परमात्मन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; कर्मधारय-समासः (O Supreme Self)

• सनातन: O eternal one
• सनातन: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (Vocative singular masculine)

• नारायण: O Nārāyaṇa
• नारायण: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Vocative singular masculine)

• प्रसीद: be pleased
• प्रसीद: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + सद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम् (be gracious/please)

• ईश: O Lord
• ईश: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Vocative singular masculine)

• सर्वलोकपरायण: O refuge of all worlds
• सर्वलोकपरायण: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + लोक + परायण (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘सर्वलोकानां परायणः’ (whose refuge/goal is all worlds / refuge of all worlds)

Speaker

Devotees/petitioners (contextual prayer within Revā Khaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tirtha-cycle (contextual)

Type: river

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: a king (nṛpa) in the surrounding dialogue

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim-sage offers a truth-affirming hymn to Nārāyaṇa, envisioned as the eternal Supreme Self, radiating calm grace over a sacred riverbank setting.

Characters & Entities

• Nārāyaṇa
• Paramātman
• Īśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Truth (satya) and surrender to the Supreme Refuge are invoked as the foundation for receiving divine grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is universal in scope; it sits within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s sacred-travel context without naming a tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a direct appeal (prasāda-prārthanā) grounded in satya and surrender.