Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

तं गतुकाममाहेदमभिनंद्य जनार्दनः । कथाकथनकाले मां स्मरेथास्त्वं जयावहम्

Transliteration

taṃ gatukāmamāhedamabhinaṃdya janārdanaḥ | kathākathanakāle māṃ smarethāstvaṃ jayāvaham

Translation

അവൻ പോകാൻ ഉത്സുകനാണെന്ന് കണ്ട ജനാർദനൻ അഭിനന്ദിച്ച് പറഞ്ഞു—“കഥ പറയുന്ന സമയത്ത് ജയദായകനായ എന്നെ സ്മരിക്ക.”

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• गतुकामम्: desiring to go
• गतुकामम्: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गन्तु (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (गन्तुं कामः यस्य) विशेषण (तम्)

• आह: said
• आह: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह्/ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object: 'this [speech]')
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदं (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अभिनन्द्य: having praised/congratulated
• अभिनन्द्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + नन्द् (धातु) + ल्यप्
• Form: ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वक्रिया (having congratulated)

• जनार्दनः: Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa)
• जनार्दनः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; नाम (epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)

• कथाकथनकाले: at the time of storytelling
• कथाकथनकाले: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कथा (प्रातिपदिक) + कथन (प्रातिपदिक) + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (कथायाः कथनस्य कालः)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• स्मरेथाः: remember
• स्मरेथाः: Kriyā (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Addressee as subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• जयावहम्: bringing victory
• जयावहम्: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक) + आवह (प्रातिपदिक from आ + वह्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (जयम् आवहति इति) विशेषण (माम्)

Speaker

Narrator (introducing Kṛṣṇa’s words)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Janārdana addresses the departing hero with a gentle yet commanding gesture, as if placing a mantra of remembrance; the hero listens attentively, travel-ready.

Characters & Entities

• Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa)
• Ghaṭotkaca

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Smaraṇa (devotional remembrance) of the divine is presented as a source of auspiciousness and victory in righteous undertakings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse highlights remembrance of Janārdana rather than sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A devotional practice is implied: remembering (smaraṇa) Janārdana, especially when recounting or hearing sacred narratives.