Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

तस्मात्सर्वाश्रयो देवि गिरिः पर्वतराङ्भवेत् । सुरासुरमनुष्याणां यथाहमपि चाश्रयः

Transliteration

tasmātsarvāśrayo devi giriḥ parvatarāṅbhavet | surāsuramanuṣyāṇāṃ yathāhamapi cāśrayaḥ

Translation

ゆえに女神よ、この山は万有の依り処となり、山々の王として顕れる。まさに我もまた、デーヴァ・アスラ・人間の依り処であるがごとく。

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Abl.), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वाश्रयः: refuge of all
• सर्वाश्रयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + आश्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom.), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषाम् आश्रयः)

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Voc.), एकवचन

• गिरिः: the mountain
• गिरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom.), एकवचन

• पर्वतराट्: king of mountains
• पर्वतराट्: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate noun/विशेष्य-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत + राज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom.), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पर्वतानां राट् = king of mountains)

• भवेत्: should be; may become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुरासुरमनुष्याणाम्: of gods, demons, and humans
• सुरासुरमनुष्याणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + असुर + मनुष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Gen.), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Upamana/Prakara (Comparison/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (comparative/manner)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom.), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Samuccaya (Addition/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ (also/even)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• आश्रयः: refuge; support
• आश्रयः: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate noun/विशेष्य-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom.), एकवचन

Speaker

Nārāyaṇa (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nārāyaṇagiri

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A majestic mountain with three groups—devas, asuras, and humans—approaching from different paths, all sheltered under the same luminous presence of Nārāyaṇa.

Characters & Entities

• Nārāyaṇa
• Devī (Śrī)
• Nārāyaṇagiri
• Suras
• Asuras
• Manuṣyas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha becomes ‘refuge’ by divine presence—mirroring God’s universal shelter for all beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Nārāyaṇagiri, declared the ‘king of mountains’ and a universal sanctuary.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific ritual is stated; the verse establishes the site’s protective and refuge-giving power.