Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

सर्वलोकचरः सोऽपि युवा देवनमस्कृतः । तथा यदृच्छया चायमटमानः समंततः

Transliteration

sarvalokacaraḥ so'pi yuvā devanamaskṛtaḥ | tathā yadṛcchayā cāyamaṭamānaḥ samaṃtataḥ

Translation

അവൻ സർവ്വലോകങ്ങളിലും സഞ്ചരിക്കുന്നവൻ, യുവാവും ദേവന്മാർക്കും വന്ദ്യനുമായിരുന്നു; യദൃച്ഛയായി എല്ലാടവും അലഞ്ഞുനടന്നു।

Word by Word

• sarva-loka-caraḥ: moving through all worlds
• sarva-loka-caraḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक) + cara (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √car)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास (‘moving in all worlds’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वर्तमानकृदन्तार्थ (agentive)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• api: also
• api: Vākyasaṃbandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-अव्यय (also/even)

• yuvā: a youth
• yuvā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuvan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• deva-namaskṛtaḥ: saluted by the gods
• deva-namaskṛtaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + namaskṛta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √kṛ with namas)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘saluted by gods’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-भूतकृदन्त (passive sense)

• tathā: thus, in that manner
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• yadṛcchayā: by chance
• yadṛcchayā: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yadṛcchā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन; हेतौ/निमित्ते ‘by chance’

• ca: and
• ca: Vākyasaṃbandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ayam: this (he)
• ayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• aṭamānaḥ: wandering
• aṭamānaḥ: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: aṭ (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• samantataḥ: everywhere, on all sides
• samantataḥ: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (Spatial/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samantatas (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvāravatī (Dvārakā)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada, youthful and radiant, moves freely across realms; devas incline in reverence as he passes; his wandering ‘by chance’ hints at divine orchestration behind apparent randomness.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The free movement of realized sages symbolizes divine guidance arriving ‘unexpectedly’ to redirect pride toward devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of Prabhāsa Kṣetra’s Māhātmya context, preparing for events connected with Dvāravatī and the Yādavas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.