Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 95

Devanagari script

चतुर्विधस्य लोकस्य सूक्ष्मो भूत्वा वरानने । आप्रीणाति जगत्सर्वं त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम्

Transliteration

caturvidhasya lokasya sūkṣmo bhūtvā varānane | āprīṇāti jagatsarvaṃ trailokyaṃ sacarācaram

Translation

Menjadi halus di dalam dunia yang empat macam, wahai yang berwajah elok, Ia memelihara seluruh jagat—tiga alam beserta segala yang bergerak dan yang tak bergerak.

Word by Word

• चतुर्विधस्य: of the fourfold
• चतुर्विधस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः—चतुर् + विध (द्विगु-तत्पुरुषः/संख्यापूर्वक-तत्पुरुषः)

• लोकस्य: of the world/people
• लोकस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• सूक्ष्मः: subtle
• सूक्ष्मः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूक्ष्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial to action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव; धातुः—भू (भवति)

• वरानने: O fair-faced one
• वरानने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरानना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः—वर + आनना (कर्मधारयः)

• आप्रीणाति: satisfies, fills
• आप्रीणाति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + प्री (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; धातुः—प्री (प्रीणाति) उपसर्गः—आ

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: entire
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; जगत् इति विशेषणम्

• त्रैलोक्यम्: the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रैलोक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—त्रि + लोक (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• सचराचरम्: with the moving and the unmoving
• सचराचरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + चर + अचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—चर + अचर (द्वन्द्वः), उपपद—स (सहित/with)

Speaker

Śiva (deduced: continuing address to Devī/varānane)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrthas (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Addressed to a Devī/Varānanā figure (as per vocative)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic tableau: the subtle Soma-principle pervading the fourfold world, radiating nourishment through moonlight into rivers, plants, beings, and the three worlds.

Characters & Entities

• Trailokya (three worlds)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The cosmos is sustained by subtle divine principles; recognizing this fosters gratitude and dharmic living.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not a specific tīrtha; it is a universal cosmological statement within the Revā-khaṇḍa setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual instruction is given; the verse explains nourishment of beings as a cosmic function.