Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

नारायण उवाच । स्वागतं माधवे कामे भवत्वप्सरसामपि । यत्कार्यमागतानां च इहास्माभिस्तदुच्यताम्

Transliteration

nārāyaṇa uvāca | svāgataṃ mādhave kāme bhavatvapsarasāmapi | yatkāryamāgatānāṃ ca ihāsmābhistaducyatām

Translation

ନାରାୟଣ କହିଲେ—ହେ ମାଧବ, ସ୍ୱାଗତ; ହେ କାମ, ସ୍ୱାଗତ; ହେ ଅପ୍ସରାମାନେ, ତୁମମାନଙ୍କୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ସ୍ୱାଗତ। ଯେ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ ନେଇ ତୁମେ ଏଠାକୁ ଆସିଛ, ତାହା ଏବେ ଆମକୁ କହ।

Word by Word

• नारायणः: Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणः: Karta (Speaker/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• स्वागतम्: welcome
• स्वागतम्: Karma (Utterance/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वागत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; भाववाचक

• माधवे: O Mādhava
• माधवे: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• कामे: O Kāma
• कामे: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• भवतु: let it be
• भवतु: Kriya (Injunctive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अप्सरसाम्: of the Apsarases
• अप्सरसाम्: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थ (also/even)

• यत्: whatever/that which
• यत्: Karma (Object of ‘ucyatām’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative)

• कार्यम्: task/purpose
• कार्यम्: Karma (What is to be stated)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक; कृ-धातोः कृत्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन

• आगतानाम्: of those who have come
• आगतानाम्: Sambandha (Of those who came)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• अस्माभिः: by us
• अस्माभिः: Karana (Agent-instrument; by us)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (That [matter])
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; निर्देशक (demonstrative)

• उच्यताम्: let it be stated
• उच्यताम्: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Nārāyaṇa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mādhava, Kāma, and apsarases (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene divine speaker (Nārāyaṇa) addresses arriving Mādhava, Kāma, and a retinue of apsarases with composed hospitality, in a hermitage-like sacred riverside setting.

Characters & Entities

• Nārāyaṇa
• Mādhava
• Kāma
• Apsarases

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The divine remains composed and discerning, meeting provocations with clarity rather than agitation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse belongs to the Revā Khaṇḍa setting (Narmadā sacred region), but it does not name a particular tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative exchange introducing the motive behind the visitors’ arrival.