Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

प्रसन्नानामनाथानां तथा नाथवतां प्रभो । शं करोतु नरोऽस्माकं शं नारायण देहि नः

Transliteration

prasannānāmanāthānāṃ tathā nāthavatāṃ prabho | śaṃ karotu naro'smākaṃ śaṃ nārāyaṇa dehi naḥ

Translation

Ô Seigneur—bienveillant envers les comblés, les sans-protecteur, et même ceux qui ont un protecteur—que Nara nous apporte l’auspice ; et ô Nārāyaṇa, accorde-nous le bien-être.

Word by Word

• प्रसन्नानाम्: of the serene ones
• प्रसन्नानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (Genitive plural: of the pleased/serene ones)

• अनाथानाम्: of the protectorless
• अनाथानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम् (Genitive plural: of the helpless/without protector)

• तथा: and also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चय/अनुक्रमार्थक (also/likewise)

• नाथवताम्: of those with a protector
• नाथवताम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाथवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; ‘नाथः अस्ति येषाम्’ (Genitive plural: of those who have a protector)

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

• शम्: welfare
• शम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शम् (अव्यय/नपुंसक-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; मङ्गलार्थक-निपातः (auspiciousness/welfare)

• करोतु: may (he) grant/make
• करोतु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम् (let him do/make)

• नरः: Nara
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Nominative singular)

• अस्माकम्: of us
• अस्माकम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनार्थे (Genitive plural: of us)

• शम्: welfare
• शम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययवत्; मङ्गलार्थक-निपातः

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

• देहि: give
• देहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः, मध्यमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम् (give)

• नः: to us
• नः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी/षष्ठी-एकवचनस्य एन्क्लिटिक-रूपम्; अत्र चतुर्थी (Dative enclitic: to us)

Speaker

Narratorial voice (devotional supplication within the Revā Khaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)

Type: tirtha

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: a king (nṛpa) in the surrounding frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotees—some supported, some destitute—stand together at a sacred bank, praying for śubha; Nara and Nārāyaṇa bestow auspiciousness impartially.

Characters & Entities

• Nara
• Nārāyaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace is sought as universal refuge—helping both the helpless and those who appear outwardly protected.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Revā (Narmadā) sanctity frames the prayer, though no single named tīrtha appears in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The act implied is prārthanā (supplication) and stuti; no detailed vrata, dāna, or snāna is stated here.