Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

तं पश्यामि परात्मानं किमस्मादधिकं वरम् । एतेन च कृतार्थोऽस्मि जनार्दन जगत्पते

Transliteration

taṃ paśyāmi parātmānaṃ kimasmādadhikaṃ varam | etena ca kṛtārtho'smi janārdana jagatpate

Translation

ഞാൻ ആ പരാത്മാവിനെ ദർശിക്കുന്നു—ഇതിലധികം വലിയ വരം എന്തുണ്ട്? ഇതുകൊണ്ടുതന്നെ ഞാൻ കൃതാർത്ഥനാണ്, ഹേ ജനാർദനാ, ഹേ ജഗത്പതേ.

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पश्यामि: I see
• पश्यामि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• परात्मानम्: the Supreme Self
• परात्मानम्: Karman (Object apposition/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; पर+आत्मन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (परः आत्मा)

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karman (Interrogative object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक

• अस्मात्: than me
• अस्मात्: Apadana (Standard of comparison/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तुलना-प्रयोगः (than me/than this)

• अधिकम्: greater
• अधिकम्: Karman (Predicate nominal/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वरम्: boon; better (thing)
• वरम्: Karman (Predicate nominal/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एतेन: by this
• एतेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; करण/हेतु-भावः (by this/with this)

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

• कृतार्थः: fulfilled
• कृतार्थः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतार्थ (प्रातिपदिक; कृत+अर्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय

• अस्मि: am
• अस्मि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• जनार्दन: O Janārdana
• जनार्दन: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जगत्पते: O Lord of the world
• जगत्पते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत्पति (प्रातिपदिक; जगत्+पति)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (जगतः पतिः)

Speaker

Gālava (to Nārāyaṇa/Hari)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devotee stands in stillness after darśana, eyes softened, hands folded; Viṣṇu as Jagatpati radiates a calm aura; the sea and sky meet in a tranquil horizon, suggesting inner peace.

Characters & Entities

• Parātman
• Janārdana
• Jagatpati

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Direct vision of the Supreme is portrayed as the ultimate attainment, rendering all other boons secondary.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu Māhātmya’s narrative context points to Setubandha/Rāmeśvaram as a pilgrimage-space where such fulfillment is celebrated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is mentioned; the passage emphasizes darśana and inner fulfillment as the highest fruit.