Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

विश्वरूपमथो सम्यङ्मूलश्रीपतिमेव वा । नारायणगिरिं वापि गृहे वैकादशीतिथौ

Transliteration

viśvarūpamatho samyaṅmūlaśrīpatimeva vā | nārāyaṇagiriṃ vāpi gṛhe vaikādaśītithau

Translation

Ou bien, le jour d’Ekādaśī—à la maison—on peut vénérer comme il se doit Viśvarūpa, ou le Śrīpati primordial, ou encore Nārāyaṇa-giri.

Word by Word

• विश्वरूपम्: Viśvarūpa (the universal-formed one)
• विश्वरूपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (विश्वं रूपं यस्य/विश्व-रूपः)

• अथ: and/then
• अथ: Discourse particle (सम्बन्धसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय

• उ: indeed (particle)
• उ: Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उ (अव्यय)
• Form: पादपूरण/निपात (emphatic particle)

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: properly)

• मूलश्रीपतिम्: Mūla-Śrīpati (the original Śrīpati)
• मूलश्रीपतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल + श्रीपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (मूलः श्रीपतिः/मूल-श्रीपतिः)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय

• वा: or
• वा: Discourse particle (विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय

• नारायणगिरिम्: Nārāyaṇa-giri (mountain of Nārāyaṇa)
• नारायणगिरिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण + गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (नारायणस्य गिरिः)

• वा: or
• वा: Discourse particle (विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय

• अपि: also
• अपि: Discourse particle (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय

• गृहे: at home
• गृहे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Emphasis (निश्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• एकादशी: on Ekādaśī
• एकादशी: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः द्विगुः (एकादश + ई)

• तिथौ: on the lunar day
• तिथौ: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nārāyaṇa-giri

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A household shrine on Ekādaśī: lamps, tulasī, and a Viṣṇu image; in the background, a distant sacred hill labeled Nārāyaṇa-giri; Viśvarūpa hinted as a cosmic form overlaying the icon.

Characters & Entities

• Ekādaśī
• Viśvarūpa
• Śrīpati
• Nārāyaṇa-giri

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When pilgrimage is not possible, sincere household worship on Ekādaśī is still validated and made efficacious.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Devatīrtha is central in the adhyāya; this verse additionally mentions Nārāyaṇa-giri as a revered form/site-name within Vaiṣṇava geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ekādaśī-day worship at home of Viśvarūpa/Śrīpati/Nārāyaṇa-giri, performed ‘samyak’ (properly).