Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा देवं च रुद्रोऽथ परिष्वज्य पुनःपुनः । नमस्कृत्य जगन्नाथं देवं च मधुसूदनः

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā devaṃ ca rudro'tha pariṣvajya punaḥpunaḥ | namaskṛtya jagannāthaṃ devaṃ ca madhusūdanaḥ

Translation

Voyant le Deva, Rudra l'étreignit encore et encore. Et Madhusudana, s'inclinant avec révérence, salua Jagannatha, le Seigneur de l'univers.

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (पूर्वक्रिया/Adverbial to main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (prior action), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal form)

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

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक अव्यय (then/now)

• परिष्वज्य: having embraced
• परिष्वज्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (पूर्वक्रिया/Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-स्वज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया, उपसर्ग: परि

• पुनःपुनः: again and again
• पुनःपुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय) + पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: आवृत्त्यर्थक अव्यय-प्रयोग (reduplication; adverb)

• नमस्कृत्य: having bowed/saluted
• नमस्कृत्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (पूर्वक्रिया/Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस्-कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया; नामधातु-समास: नमस् + कृ

• जगन्नाथम्: Lord of the world
• जगन्नाथम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जगतः नाथः)

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

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• मधुसूदनः: Madhusūdana (slayer of Madhu)
• मधुसूदनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक) + सूदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मधोः सूदनः)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (Narmadā region)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rudra beholds the Deva and embraces him repeatedly; Viṣṇu (Madhusūdana) bows with folded hands to Jagannātha Śiva, conveying intimate friendship and cosmic dignity.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra (Śiva)
• Madhusūdana (Viṣṇu)
• Jagannātha (epithet of Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Mutual reverence among divine powers teaches devotees humility and harmony as foundations for protecting dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is stated; the verse emphasizes devotional etiquette (embrace and salutation) within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The act of namaskāra (reverential salutation) is exemplified as a devotional practice, though not prescribed as a formal rite here.