Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

सृष्टिपालनसंहारांस्त्वं सदा कुरुषे नमः । अष्टमूर्ते स्मरहर स्मर सत्यं यथा स्तुतः

Transliteration

sṛṣṭipālanasaṃhārāṃstvaṃ sadā kuruṣe namaḥ | aṣṭamūrte smarahara smara satyaṃ yathā stutaḥ

Translation

創造・維持・滅尽を常に行う御方に礼拝します。八相の御方、カーマを滅した御方よ、讃えられるがままに、我らの祈りを真として憶念してください。

Word by Word

• sṛṣṭipālanasaṃhārān: creation, maintenance, and dissolution (acts)
• sṛṣṭipālanasaṃhārān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sṛṣṭi + pālana + saṃhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• kuruṣe: you do/perform
• kuruṣe: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• namaḥ: homage
• namaḥ: Sambodhana-prayoga (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, नमस्कारार्थे

• aṣṭamūrte: O eight-formed one
• aṣṭamūrte: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṣṭa + mūrti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• smarahara: O destroyer of Smara (Kāma)
• smarahara: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: smara + hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• smara: remember
• smara: Kriya (Request/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• satyam: the truth
• satyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• yathā: as / in the manner that
• yathā: Prakāra-adhikaraṇa (Manner adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (comparative/manner)

• stutaḥ: praised
• stutaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Verb
• Root: stu (धातु) + ta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Devas

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śiva

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva as aṣṭamūrti: a central Śiva figure radiates eight emanations—sun and moon discs, flame, river wave, mountain/earth, wind swirl, sky/ether aura, and a meditating sage/ātman—while Devas plead for remembrance of their true prayer.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Aṣṭamūrti
• Smara (Kāma)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva is the cosmic source of all processes and the conqueror of desire; devotion seeks His mindful grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse remains hymn-focused; the broader Revā Khaṇḍa setting frames the praise within Narmadā sacred space.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite beyond namas (homage) and prayerful invocation for Śiva’s remembrance and grace.