Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

रूपं परं यथोक्तं वै विश्वरूपमदर्शयत् । दर्शयित्वा वचः प्राह पञ्चरात्रविधानतः

Transliteration

rūpaṃ paraṃ yathoktaṃ vai viśvarūpamadarśayat | darśayitvā vacaḥ prāha pañcarātravidhānataḥ

Translation

Il manifesta la Forme suprême, le Viśvarūpa cosmique, ainsi qu’il avait été demandé ; puis, l’ayant montré, Il prononça des paroles selon la règle du Pañcarātra.

Word by Word

• रूपम्: form
• रूपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; nominative/accusative singular (neuter)

• परम्: supreme, highest
• परम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; adjective agreeing with रूपम्

• यथा-उक्तम्: as stated
• यथा-उक्तम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + उक्त (कृदन्त; √वच् (धातु) क्त)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; अव्यय (adverbial) = 'as said/according to what was said'

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha/Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• विश्व-रूपम्: the universal form
• विश्व-रूपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्राय); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• अदर्शयत्: showed
• अदर्शयत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; causative = 'caused to see/showed'

• दर्शयित्वा: having shown
• दर्शयित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Absolutive/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु) + णिच् + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), causative; 'having shown'

• वचः: words, speech
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; nominative/accusative singular (neuter)

• प्राह: said
• प्राह: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अह्/√ब्रू (धातु; 'to say')
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; irregular perfect form

• पञ्च-रात्र-विधानतः: according to the Pañcarātra procedure
• पञ्च-रात्र-विधानतः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या) + रात्र (प्रातिपदिक) + विधान (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित)
• Form: समासान्त 'विधान' + तद्धित अव्यय 'तस्' = ablative-sense adverb; 'according to the Pañcarātra injunction'

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (Narmadā) with Mūlaśrīpati-kṣetra context

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At a riverside shrine on the Revā, the deity expands into Viśvarūpa—many faces, arms, and cosmic elements—then returns to a calm iconic form to instruct the devotee in Pañcarātra worship.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvarūpa
• Pañcarātra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True worship is guided by śāstric method; revelation (darśana) is paired with disciplined practice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The passage belongs to the Revā/Narmadā tīrtha milieu; this verse highlights ritual orthopraxy (Pañcarātra).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pañcarātra-vidhi is referenced as the authoritative procedure for Vaiṣṇava worship.