Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

समस्तभूतदेवस्य वासुदेवस्य धीमतः । प्रणामं ये प्रकुर्वन्ति तेषामपि नमाम्यहम्

Transliteration

samastabhūtadevasya vāsudevasya dhīmataḥ | praṇāmaṃ ye prakurvanti teṣāmapi namāmyaham

Translation

Je me prosterne même devant ceux qui se prosternent devant le sage Vāsudeva, le Seigneur divin présent en tous les êtres.

Word by Word

• समस्तभूतदेवस्य: of the god of all beings
• समस्तभूतदेवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समस्त-भूत-देव (प्रातिपदिक; सम्+अस् (धातु) → समस्त (कृदन्त) + भूत (कृदन्त) + देव (प्रातिपदिक))
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (समस्तानां भूतानां देवः)

• वासुदेवस्य: of Vāsudeva
• वासुदेवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• धीमतः: of the wise/illustrious one
• धीमतः: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (वासुदेवस्य)

• प्रणामम्: salutation
• प्रणामम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रणाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक-यः (relative pronoun)

• प्रकुर्वन्ति: perform/do
• प्रकुर्वन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Avyaya (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle); अर्थः—‘also/even’

• नमामि: I bow
• नमामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Andhaka (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) region (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A reverent speaker folds hands and bows, then turns to bow again toward a line of devotees who have just prostrated to Vāsudeva; Vāsudeva is envisioned as a radiant presence subtly pervading all beings in the scene.

Characters & Entities

• Vāsudeva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honoring devotees is itself a form of devotion; reverence offered to the reverent multiplies humility and merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tirtha is specified in this verse; the context remains the Revā Khaṇḍa setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Praṇāma (prostration) is highlighted as a devotional act.