Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 95

Devanagari script

त्वं कर्ता त्वं च हर्ता च जगत्यस्मिंश्चराचरे । त्वं पालयसि भूतानि भुवनं त्वं बिभर्षि च

Transliteration

tvaṃ kartā tvaṃ ca hartā ca jagatyasmiṃścarācare | tvaṃ pālayasi bhūtāni bhuvanaṃ tvaṃ bibharṣi ca

Translation

Engkaulah Pencipta dan Engkaulah juga Yang menarik kembali, bagi dunia ini yang bergerak dan yang diam. Engkau memelihara segala makhluk, dan Engkau menanggung seluruh alam semesta.

Word by Word

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कर्ता: creator/doer
• कर्ता: Predicate Nominative (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: √कृ (धातु) + तृच् (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक-नाम (agent noun)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• हर्ता: destroyer/taker away
• हर्ता: Predicate Nominative (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: √हृ (धातु) + तृच् (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक-नाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• जगति: in the world
• जगति: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (जगति)

• चर-अचरे: in the moving and unmoving (creation)
• चर-अचरे: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चर (प्रातिपदिक) + अचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्वन्द्व (चरं च अचरं च)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पालयसि: you protect
• पालयसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पाल् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भूतानि: beings
• भूतानि: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from √भू)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• भुवनम्: the world/universe
• भुवनम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• बिभर्षि: you bear/support
• बिभर्षि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

Speaker

A devotee/supplicant addressing Hari (Viṣṇu) within the Revākhaṇḍa narrative (deduced from vocatives and context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha-maṇḍala

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic tableau: Viṣṇu as the axis of the universe, with miniature beings (moving and unmoving) emanating and returning; beneath, the Narmadā flows, symbolizing continuity of protection and support.

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Recognize the Supreme Lord as creator, sustainer, and withdrawer of all existence, and orient devotion toward that cosmic sovereignty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader setting is the Revākhaṇḍa, associated with the sanctity of the Revā (Narmadā) tīrthas, though this verse itself is a general stuti.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it is primarily theological praise (stuti).