Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

जय कृष्ण जयाचिंत्य जय विष्णो जयाव्यय । जय यज्ञपते नाथ जय विष्णो पते विभो

Transliteration

jaya kṛṣṇa jayāciṃtya jaya viṣṇo jayāvyaya | jaya yajñapate nātha jaya viṣṇo pate vibho

Translation

ജയം കൃഷ്ണനു, ജയം അചിന്ത്യനു; ജയം വിഷ്ണുവിനു, ജയം അവ്യയനു. ജയം യജ്ഞപതേ നാഥാ; ജയം, പ്രഭു വിഷ്ണുവേ—സർവ്വവ്യാപി വിഭോ.

Word by Word

• जय: hail; victory to
• जय: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; जय-शब्दः स्तुत्यर्थे निपातः (victory/ hail)

• कृष्ण: O Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्ण: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन

• जय: hail
• जय: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; स्तुत्यर्थ-निपातः

• अचिन्त्य: O inconceivable one
• अचिन्त्य: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अचिन्त्य (प्रातिपदिक; √चिन्त् + अ- + य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन; विशेषणरूपेण नामवत्

• जय: hail
• जय: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; स्तुत्यर्थ-निपातः

• विष्णो: O Viṣṇu
• विष्णो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन

• जय: hail
• जय: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; स्तुत्यर्थ-निपातः

• अव्यय: O imperishable one
• अव्यय: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अव्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन

• जय: hail
• जय: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; स्तुत्यर्थ-निपातः

• यज्ञपते: O lord of sacrifice
• यज्ञपते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (यज्ञस्य पतिः)

• नाथ: O master
• नाथ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन

• जय: hail
• जय: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; स्तुत्यर्थ-निपातः

• विष्णो: O Viṣṇu
• विष्णो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन

• पते: O lord
• पते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन

• विभो: O all-pervading one
• विभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन

Speaker

Viṣṇuśarmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotional crescendo: Viṣṇuśarmā raises his voice in ‘jaya’ while the divine form radiates; imagined as a temple setting with banners, lamps, and gathered devotees responding.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Viṣṇu
• Yajñapati

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord is praised as inconceivable and imperishable, and as the inner master of yajña—devotion recognizes Him as the source of all sacred action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The hymn belongs to Ayodhyā Māhātmya; the city’s sanctity is reinforced through triumphant praise of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Devotional proclamation (jaya-stuti) and remembrance of Viṣṇu as Yajñapati, implying yajña-centered dharma oriented to Him.