Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 68
Devanagari script
इत्युक्त्वा चावतीर्णोऽसौ सह देवैर्हरिस्तदा । हरिर्नाम स कृष्णोऽसौ भवंतस्ते तथा सुराः
Transliteration
ityuktvā cāvatīrṇo'sau saha devairharistadā | harirnāma sa kṛṣṇo'sau bhavaṃtaste tathā surāḥ
Translation
असे बोलून हरि तेव्हा देवांसह अवतरला। तोच कृष्ण ‘हरि’ या नावाने प्रसिद्ध झाला; आणि तुम्हीही तसेच देव होऊन अवतरलात।
Word by Word
itithus
iti:
Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (उद्धरण-चिह्न) = quotative particle
uktvāhaving said
uktvā:
Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√vac (वच् धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (त्वा-प्रत्यय) = absolutive/gerund; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having said)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक) = conjunction
avatīrṇaḥdescended
avatīrṇaḥ:
Karta (Predicate/विधेय)
TypeAdjective
Rootava-tīrṇa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √tṝ/तॄ + क्त)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन = Masculine Nominative Singular; अर्थ: अवतीर्ण (descended)
asauhe
asau:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootadas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन = Masculine Nominative Singular (demonstrative)
sahatogether with
saha:
Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारि)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsaha (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (सह-योगे) = indeclinable; सह + तृतीया (with + instrumental)
devaiḥwith the gods
devaiḥ:
Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारि)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन = Masculine Instrumental Plural
hariḥHari (Viṣṇu)
hariḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roothari (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन = Masculine Nominative Singular
tadāthen
tadā:
Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottadā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (कालवाचक) = temporal adverb
hariḥHari
hariḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roothari (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन = Masculine Nominative Singular
nāmaby name / indeed
nāma:
Sambandha (Apposition marker/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnāma (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (नाम-निर्देशे/विशेषणार्थे) = particle meaning “by name/indeed”
saḥthat (he)
saḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन = Masculine Nominative Singular
kṛṣṇaḥKṛṣṇa
kṛṣṇaḥ:
Karta (Apposition/समनाधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootkṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन = Masculine Nominative Singular
asauthat very one
asau:
Karta (Apposition/समनाधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootadas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन = Masculine Nominative Singular
bhavantaḥyou (honoured ones)
bhavantaḥ:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootbhavant (प्रातिपदिक; आदरार्थ-प्रयोग)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन = Masculine Nominative Plural; आदरार्थे ‘you (hon.)’
teyour
te:
Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Roottvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन = Genitive Singular (of you)
tathālikewise
tathā:
Prayojaka (Manner/प्रकार)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = indeclinable adverb; एवम् (so/likewise)
surāḥgods
surāḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsura (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन = Masculine Nominative Plural
Speaker
Narrator (reporting Viṣṇu/Hari’s descent and identification with Kṛṣṇa)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Hari (Kṛṣṇa) descends from the celestial realm accompanied by devas, like a radiant procession crossing from clouds to earth; the act of naming ‘Hari’ is highlighted as a banner-like proclamation.
Characters & Entities
H
HariK
KṛṣṇaD
Devas (gods)FAQs
The cosmic mission unfolds through avatāra: the divine (Hari/Kṛṣṇa) and accompanying devas descend to restore balance.
None; it describes descent (avatāra), not a pilgrimage site.
None.