Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

स्वयानैस्तु हरिं नत्वा हृदि तुष्टा दिवं ययुः

Transliteration

svayānaistu hariṃ natvā hṛdi tuṣṭā divaṃ yayuḥ

Translation

Dans leurs propres chars célestes, ils se prosternèrent devant Hari et, le cœur pleinement apaisé, gagnèrent le ciel.

Word by Word

• स्वयानैः: by their own vehicles
• स्वयानैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व-यान (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (स्वानि यानानि)

• तु: then / indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अन्वयार्थक-निपात (but/indeed)

• हरिम्: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• नत्वा: having bowed to
• नत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नम् (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकाल (having bowed)

• हृदि: in (their) hearts
• हृदि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तुष्टाः: pleased
• तुष्टाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्तृविशेषणम्

• दिवम्: to heaven
• दिवम्: Gati-Karman (Goal/गतिकर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ययुः: went
• ययुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; likely Purāṇic narrator in Revā Khaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas bow to Hari, then ascend in their own celestial vehicles (vimānas), departing upward toward heaven; their faces show relief and contentment.

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere reverence (namaskāra) to Hari brings inner contentment and auspicious posthumous destiny.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse is a concluding merit statement within the Revā Khaṇḍa context; the broader section centers on the Revā (Narmadā) sacred geography rather than naming a single tirtha in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A simple act of devotion is implied: bowing to Hari (Viṣṇu), emphasizing bhakti over elaborate ritual in this verse.