Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा पद्मोद्भवं देवं सर्वलोकस्य शङ्करम् । ते सर्वे तत्र गत्वा तु स्तुतिं चक्रुः समाहिताः

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā padmodbhavaṃ devaṃ sarvalokasya śaṅkaram | te sarve tatra gatvā tu stutiṃ cakruḥ samāhitāḥ

Translation

Ayant contemplé le dieu né du lotus, Śaṅkara, bienfaiteur de tous les mondes, ils s’y rendirent tous et, l’esprit recueilli, offrirent des hymnes de louange.

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier of main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया; धातु: दृश्

• पद्मोद्भवम्: the lotus-born (Brahmā)
• पद्मोद्भवम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (पद्मात् उद्भवः)

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• सर्वलोकस्य: of all the worlds
• सर्वलोकस्य: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (सर्वे लोकाः)

• शङ्करम्: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• शङ्करम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (ते इति विशेष्य)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier of main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया; धातु: गम्

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थ

• स्तुतिम्: praise, hymn
• स्तुतिम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• चक्रुः: they performed/made
• चक्रुः: Kriyā (Main verb/action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; धातु: कृ

• समाहिताः: composed, concentrated
• समाहिताः: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-धा (धातु) → समाहित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (ते सर्वे इति)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Revā Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīra (contextual)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A gathered host of devas, subdued and focused, approach the lotus-born Pitāmaha; the atmosphere is reverent, with hands folded and faces turned upward in praise.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā (Padmodbhava)
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True prayer is ‘samāhita’—praise offered with steadiness of mind, not agitation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse depicts approach to Brahmā’s presence (a cosmological locus).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, stuti (hymnic praise) as a devotional act; no detailed rite is specified.