Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

विस्मयं परमं चक्रुः समस्ता देवयोषितः । स च सर्वेश्वरः शैलान्पादपान्सागरान्भुवम्

Transliteration

vismayaṃ paramaṃ cakruḥ samastā devayoṣitaḥ | sa ca sarveśvaraḥ śailānpādapānsāgarānbhuvam

Translation

സമസ്ത ദേവയോഷിതരും പരമ വിസ്മയത്തിൽ മുങ്ങി. പർവ്വതങ്ങളും വൃക്ഷങ്ങളും സമുദ്രങ്ങളും ഭൂമിയും ധരിക്കുന്ന ആ സർവേശ്വരൻ ലോകത്തെ തന്റെ ഉള്ളിൽ ലയിപ്പിക്കാൻ പ്രവൃത്തനായി.

Word by Word

• विस्मयम्: astonishment
• विस्मयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विस्मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचनम्

• परमम्: supreme, great
• परमम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; (विस्मयम् इति विशेषणम्)

• चक्रुः: did/experienced
• चक्रुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्

• समस्ताः: all, entire
• समस्ताः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचनम्; (देवयोषितः इति विशेषणम्)

• देवयोषितः: divine women (apsarases etc.)
• देवयोषितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + योषित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), बहुवचनम्

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपातः (conjunction)

• सर्वेश्वरः: Lord of all
• सर्वेश्वरः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; (सः इति पदस्य विशेषणम्)

• शैलान्: mountains
• शैलान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया (Accusative), बहुवचनम्

• पादपान्: trees
• पादपान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पादप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया, बहुवचनम्

• सागरान्: oceans
• सागरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया, बहुवचनम्

• भुवम्: earth/world
• भुवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Celestial women gaze in astonishment as the Lord of all is shown as the container of mountains, forests, oceans, and earth—nature-elements orbiting or resting within His luminous being, suggesting a cosmic withdrawal into unity.

Characters & Entities

• Sarveśvara
• Devayoṣitaḥ (celestial women)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Awe (vismaya) is a natural response to recognizing the Lord as the all-containing ground of the world.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is stated; this is part of the Revā-khaṇḍa’s devotional-cosmic narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.