Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

देवलोकानतिक्रम्य विष्णुलोकं प्रपद्यते । यस्तु वै परया भक्त्या श्रीपतेः पादपङ्कजम्

Transliteration

devalokānatikramya viṣṇulokaṃ prapadyate | yastu vai parayā bhaktyā śrīpateḥ pādapaṅkajam

Translation

Dépassant les mondes des dieux, il parvient au royaume même de Viṣṇu — lui qui, avec une dévotion suprême, (adore) les pieds-lotus du Seigneur de Śrī.

Word by Word

• देवलोकान्: the worlds of the gods
• देवलोकान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (देवानां लोकः), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• अतिक्रम्य: having passed beyond
• अतिक्रम्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अति (उपसर्ग) + क्रम् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• विष्णुलोकम्: Viṣṇu’s world
• विष्णुलोकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (विष्णोः लोकः), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्रपद्यते: attains, reaches
• प्रपद्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + पद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• तु: but, indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrastive particle)

• वै: indeed, surely
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• परया: supreme
• परया: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (भक्त्या इत्यस्य)

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• श्रीपतेः: of the Lord of Śrī (Viṣṇu)
• श्रीपतेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (श्रियाः पतिः), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• पादपङ्कजम्: the lotus-feet
• पादपङ्कजम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक) + पङ्कज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (पादयोः पङ्कजम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice) addressing Yudhiṣṭhira

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śrīpati-pāda-sevā (as the effective ‘tīrtha’ of devotion) within Revā context

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous path rises beyond celestial cities; the devotee, focused on Viṣṇu’s lotus-feet, passes devalokas and arrives at Vaikuṇṭha’s radiant gates where Śrīpati is enthroned.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Śrīpati (Lakṣmī’s Lord)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Supreme devotion to the Lord’s lotus-feet grants a destination beyond even heavenly pleasures—union with Viṣṇu’s realm.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā Khaṇḍa setting provides the tīrtha backdrop, but this verse highlights the theological fruit (Viṣṇuloka) rather than a named location.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Parā-bhakti—exclusive, supreme devotion focused on Śrīpati’s lotus-feet—presented as the key spiritual discipline.