Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

आराध्यः सर्वभूतानां सर्वदेवैश्च पूजितः । प्रत्यक्षो दृश्यते लोके सृष्टिसंहारकारकः

Transliteration

ārādhyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ sarvadevaiśca pūjitaḥ | pratyakṣo dṛśyate loke sṛṣṭisaṃhārakārakaḥ

Translation

അവൻ സർവ്വഭൂതങ്ങൾക്കും ആരാധ്യനും സർവ്വദേവന്മാർക്കും പൂജ്യനും ആകുന്നു; ലോകത്തിൽ അവൻ പ്രത്യക്ഷമായി ദൃശ്യമാകുന്നു—സൃഷ്ടി-സംഹാരങ്ങളുടെ കാരകൻ.

Word by Word

• आराध्यः: worthy of worship
• आराध्यः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + राध् (धातु) → आराध्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भाव्य/योग्य-अर्थे यत्-प्रत्यय (gerundive)

• सर्व-भूतानाम्: of all beings
• सर्व-भूतानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-समास (सर्वाणि भूतानि)

• सर्व-देवैः: by all gods
• सर्व-देवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (सर्वे देवाः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• पूजितः: worshipped
• पूजितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) → पूजित (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त)

• प्रत्यक्षः: visible, manifest
• प्रत्यक्षः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रत्यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दृश्यते: is seen
• दृश्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• सृष्टि-संहार-कारकः: agent of creation and dissolution
• सृष्टि-संहार-कारकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + संहार (प्रातिपदिक) + कारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्वन्द्वपूर्वपद (सृष्टिः च संहारः) + तत्पुरुष (तयोः कारकः)

Speaker

Yudhiṣṭhira (continuing his question/praise)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sūrya-darśana (universal) within Revā-khaṇḍa frame

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mārkaṇḍeya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A hymn-like description of Sūrya: worshipped by all beings and gods, visibly present, governing creation and dissolution; the imagery invites a cosmic tableau with the Sun presiding over cycles of life.

Characters & Entities

• Ravi (Sūrya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Sun is presented as a visible (pratyakṣa) divinity, inviting devotion grounded in direct experience and cosmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not explicitly named in this verse; it supports the Ravi-tīrtha narrative context by praising Sūrya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it functions as stuti (praise) within the dialogue.