Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

सर्वज्ञं सर्वकर्तारं सच्चिदानंदविग्रहम् । अप्रतर्क्यमनिर्देश्यं प्रणतोऽस्मि जनार्दनम्

Transliteration

sarvajñaṃ sarvakartāraṃ saccidānaṃdavigraham | apratarkyamanirdeśyaṃ praṇato'smi janārdanam

Translation

സർവ്വജ്ഞനും സർവ്വകർത്താവും, സച്ചിദാനന്ദസ്വരൂപനുമായ ജനാർദനനോട് ഞാൻ പ്രണാമം അർപ്പിക്കുന്നു; അവൻ തർക്കാതീതനും നിർവചനാതീതനും ആകുന്നു.

Word by Word

• सर्वज्ञम्: all-knowing
• सर्वज्ञम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + ज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (जनार्दनम्)

• सर्वकर्तारम्: maker of all; universal doer
• सर्वकर्तारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + कर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (जनार्दनम्)

• सच्चिदानन्दविग्रहम्: whose form is being-consciousness-bliss
• सच्चिदानन्दविग्रहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् + चित् + आनन्द + विग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; बहुपद-समास; विशेषण (जनार्दनम्)

• अप्रतर्क्यम्: inconceivable; not reachable by reasoning
• अप्रतर्क्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन् (नञ्) + प्रतर्क्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; नञ्-समास; विशेषण (जनार्दनम्)

• अनिर्देश्यम्: indescribable; not to be indicated
• अनिर्देश्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन् (नञ्) + निर्देश्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; नञ्-समास; विशेषण (जनार्दनम्)

• प्रणतः: bowed; having bowed
• प्रणतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + नम् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय/भूतकृत्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेष्यः अहम् (लुप्त)

• अस्मि: am
• अस्मि: Kriya (Copula/अस्ति-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• जनार्दनम्: Janārdana
• जनार्दनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Gālava

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A still, luminous Janārdana presence—more light than form—while subtle iconographic hints (four arms, conch/disc) remain; the sage bows, and the surrounding world quiets into a contemplative void.

Characters & Entities

• Janārdana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Supreme is both intimate as the Lord of worship and transcendent—beyond full conceptual grasp—yet approachable through devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The stotra is embedded in the Dharmapuṣkariṇī tīrtha episode within Setukhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Devotional bowing and recitation of divine attributes (guṇa-kīrtana) as a form of worship.