Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 98

Devanagari script

त्वं विष्णुस्त्वं जगन्नाथो ब्रह्मरूपः सनातनः । इन्द्रस्त्वं देवदेवेश सुरनाथ नमोऽस्तु ते

Transliteration

tvaṃ viṣṇustvaṃ jagannātho brahmarūpaḥ sanātanaḥ | indrastvaṃ devadeveśa suranātha namo'stu te

Translation

Engkaulah Viṣṇu, Engkaulah Jagannātha, Engkaulah Yang Kekal berwujud Brahmā. Engkaulah Indra. Wahai Devadeveśa, Tuhan bagi para dewa, wahai Suranātha, sembah sujud kepadamu.

Word by Word

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• viṣṇuḥ: Vishnu
• viṣṇuḥ: Samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate nominative/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• jagat-nāthaḥ: Lord of the world
• jagat-nāthaḥ: Samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate nominative/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (jagataḥ nāthaḥ)

• brahma-rūpaḥ: having the form of Brahman
• brahma-rūpaḥ: Samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (brahmaṇaḥ rūpaḥ) विशेषण

• sanātanaḥ: eternal
• sanātanaḥ: Samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sanātana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• indraḥ: Indra
• indraḥ: Samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate nominative/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• deva-deva-īśa: O Lord of the gods of gods
• deva-deva-īśa: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (devānāṃ devānām īśaḥ)

• sura-nātha: O Lord of the gods
• sura-nātha: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक) + nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (surāṇāṃ nāthaḥ)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (Salutation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नमस्कारार्थक-अव्यय (indeclinable interjection used with dative)

• astu: may it be
• astu: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (अस्)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

Speaker

A devotee/narratorial voice within Revā Khaṇḍa (stuti-context; precise speaker not stated in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā tīrtha (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee with folded hands before a radiant, multi-aspect Lord: subtle iconographic hints of Viṣṇu (chakra), Brahmā (four-faced aura), and Indra (vajra motif) unified in one luminous form; river-ghat lamps in foreground.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Viṣṇu
• Jagannātha
• Brahmā
• Indra
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Supreme is praised as the one reality appearing as many deities—encouraging unified devotion beyond sectarian division.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā/Narmadā context frames the hymn; the verse itself is theological rather than site-specific.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Namaskāra (homage) and stuti (praise) are implied; no detailed ritual is specified.