Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

सर्वान् देवान्नमस्कृत्य गतो देवशिलां प्रति । तस्थौ स शङ्कमानोऽपि नमस्कृत्य जनार्दनम्

Transliteration

sarvān devānnamaskṛtya gato devaśilāṃ prati | tasthau sa śaṅkamāno'pi namaskṛtya janārdanam

Translation

Après s’être prosterné devant tous les dieux, il se rendit vers la Devaśilā, la pierre sacrée. Bien qu’encore anxieux, il s’y tint, après avoir rendu hommage à Janārdana (Viṣṇu).

Word by Word

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• नमस्कृत्य: having bowed / having saluted
• नमस्कृत्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् + कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाले क्रिया (having done)

• गतो: went
• गतो: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग (used predicatively: 'went')

• देवशिलाम्: to the Deva-rock (sacred stone)
• देवशिलाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + शिला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवस्य शिला)

• प्रति: towards
• प्रति: Adhikaraṇa/Direction (अधिकरण/दिशा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय; दिशार्थे (towards)

• तस्थौ: stood
• तस्थौ: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• स: he
• स: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• शङ्कमानः: doubting / apprehensive
• शङ्कमानः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शङ्क् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अपि: even / also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अपि = 'even/also'

• नमस्कृत्य: having saluted
• नमस्कृत्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् + कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• जनार्दनम्: Janārdana (Vishnu)
• जनार्दनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विष्णोः नाम (proper noun)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Devaśilā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim/royal figure, still visibly anxious, walks toward a revered rock (Devaśilā), pauses, folds hands, and bows—first to the assembled devas in imagination, then specifically to Janārdana; the riverine sacred landscape suggests Revā’s presence nearby.

Characters & Entities

• Janārdana
• Devaśilā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Approaching sacred places with reverence—saluting the devas and the Lord—purifies fear and steadies the mind.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Devaśilā is referenced as a sacred locus; the verse frames it as a destination approached with worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Namaskāra (obeisance) to the devas and to Janārdana before/while approaching the sacred spot.