Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 100

Devanagari script

श्रीभगवानुवाच । त्वन्नामपूर्विका विप्र मन्मूर्तिरिह तिष्ठतु । विष्णुहरीति विख्याता भक्तानां मुक्तिदायिनी

Transliteration

śrībhagavānuvāca | tvannāmapūrvikā vipra manmūrtiriha tiṣṭhatu | viṣṇuharīti vikhyātā bhaktānāṃ muktidāyinī

Translation

ဘုရားရှင်က မိန့်တော်မူသည်။ အို ဗြာဟ္မဏ၊ သင်၏နာမကို အရှေ့တင်၍ ငါ၏ရုပ်တော်သည် ဤနေရာ၌ တည်နေစေ။ «ဝိෂ္ဏု-ဟရီ» ဟု ကျော်ကြားကာ ဘက္တများအား မောက္ခကို ပေးတော်မူလိမ့်မည်။

Word by Word

• श्रीभगवान्: the glorious Lord
• श्रीभगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन = Masculine, Nominative singular; कर्मधारयः (श्रीमान् भगवान्)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद = Perfect, 3rd person singular

• त्वत्: your
• त्वत्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन = Genitive singular (pronoun stem used in compound)

• नाम: name
• नाम: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन = Neuter, Nom/Acc singular (in compound)

• पूर्विका: preceded by
• पूर्विका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्विक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन = Feminine, Nominative singular; विशेषणम् (मूर्तिः)

• विप्र: O brāhmaṇa
• विप्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन = Masculine, Vocative singular

• मत्: my
• मत्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन = Genitive singular (pronoun stem used in compound)

• मूर्तिः: image/form
• मूर्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन = Feminine, Nominative singular

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषणम्) = indeclinable adverb of place

• तिष्ठतु: let (it) remain
• तिष्ठतु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद = Imperative, 3rd person singular

• विष्णुहरि: Viṣṇu-Hari (name)
• विष्णुहरि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु + हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन = Masculine, Nominative singular; समाहार-द्वन्द्व/नामरूपेण संयुक्तनाम

• इति: thus (as)
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उद्धरण/इत्यर्थकः) = quotative particle

• विख्याता: renowned
• विख्याता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + ख्या (धातु) → विख्यात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन = Past participle, Feminine, Nominative singular; विशेषणम् (मूर्तिः)

• भक्तानाम्: of devotees
• भक्तानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन = Masculine, Genitive plural

• मुक्तिदायिनी: granting liberation
• मुक्तिदायिनी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुक्ति + दायिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन = Feminine, Nominative singular; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (मुक्तिं ददाति इति)

Speaker

Śrībhagavān (Viṣṇu/Acyuta)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Viṣṇu-Hari (arcā at Ayodhyā)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Viṣṇuśarmā

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu declares that His image will remain; a consecrated mūrti labeled ‘Viṣṇu-Hari’ is envisioned, with devotees receiving liberation-granting grace through darśana.

Characters & Entities

• Śrībhagavān (Viṣṇu)
• Viṣṇuśarmā
• Viṣṇu-Hari (deity/title)
• Bhaktas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

God accepts intimate relationship with devotees—allowing sacred forms to be established for the liberation of all who worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ayodhyā, as the place where the Lord’s image ‘Viṣṇu-Hari’ is to remain and bestow liberation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pratiṣṭhā (installation) and continued presence of a mūrti for devotional worship, with the promise of mokṣa to devotees.