Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

द्वितीयं नारसिंहं च पुराणे पाद्मसंज्ञिते । शौकेयं हि तृतीयं तु पुराणे वैष्णवे मतम्

Transliteration

dvitīyaṃ nārasiṃhaṃ ca purāṇe pādmasaṃjñite | śaukeyaṃ hi tṛtīyaṃ tu purāṇe vaiṣṇave matam

Translation

പദ്മപുരാണത്തിൽ രണ്ടാമത്തെ (ഉപപുരാണം) ‘നാരസിംഹം’; മൂന്നാമത് ‘ശൗകേയം’—ഇങ്ങനെ വൈഷ്ണവ പുരാണപരമ്പരയിൽ അംഗീകരിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• द्वितीयम्: second
• द्वितीयम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक; क्रमवाचक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण—(as second)

• नारसिंहम्: (the) Nārasiṃha (Purāṇa)
• नारसिंहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारसिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; पुराणनाम (proper noun)

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

• पुराणे: in the Purāṇa
• पुराणे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; अधिकरण—‘in the Purāṇa’

• पाद्मसंज्ञिते: called ‘Pādma’
• पाद्मसंज्ञिते: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाद्म + संज्ञित (प्रातिपदिक; ज्ञा(धातु)+क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; क्त-कृदन्त विशेषण; ‘पाद्म इति संज्ञिते’ (named ‘Pādma’)

• शौकेयम्: (the) Śaukeya (Purāṇa)
• शौकेयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शौकेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; पुराणनाम (proper noun)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: indeed/for)

• तृतीयम्: third
• तृतीयम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक; क्रमवाचक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण—(as third)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अवधारणार्थक निपात (particle)

• पुराणे: in the Purāṇa
• पुराणे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• वैष्णवे: called Vaiṣṇava
• वैष्णवे: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैष्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘Vaiṣṇava’

• मतम्: is considered/held
• मतम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; भावार्थे—‘is considered/held (to be)’

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cataloging sage points to a scroll labeled ‘Padma’; beside it, a radiant Narasiṃha icon appears as a marginal illustration; a third scroll labeled ‘Śaukeya’ is shown as part of a ranked list.

Characters & Entities

• Padma Purāṇa
• Nārasiṃha (Upapurāṇa)
• Śaukeya (Upapurāṇa)
• Vaiṣṇava Purāṇa (as a tradition/text reference)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It shows interlinked Purāṇic traditions, where texts mutually authenticate lists and classifications across sectarian streams.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the verse is bibliographic rather than geographic.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it records textual ordering and accepted tradition.