Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

सर्वभूतमयं तात मनुना सह सुव्रत । भूयो ववन्दे चरणौ सर्वदेवनमस्कृतौ

Transliteration

sarvabhūtamayaṃ tāta manunā saha suvrata | bhūyo vavande caraṇau sarvadevanamaskṛtau

Translation

ହେ ତାତ, ହେ ସୁବ୍ରତ! ମନୁଙ୍କ ସହିତ ମୁଁ ପୁନର୍ବାର ସେଇ ଚରଣଦ୍ୱୟକୁ ବନ୍ଦନା କଲି—ଯିଏ ସର୍ବଭୂତମୟ, ଏବଂ ଯାହାକୁ ସମସ୍ତ ଦେବତା ନମସ୍କାର କରନ୍ତି।

Word by Word

• सर्वभूतमयम्: consisting of all beings; all-pervading
• सर्वभूतमयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-भूत-मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (महादेवम् इत्यादेः)

• तात: O dear one/father
• तात: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• मनुना: with Manu
• मनुना: Sahakari/Karana (Instrument/Associate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahartha (Association/सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—सह-प्रयोगे (particle: 'together with')

• सुव्रत: O one of good vows
• सुव्रत: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• भूयः: again; further
• भूयः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—पुनरर्थक-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: 'again/further')

• ववन्दे: I bowed; I saluted
• ववन्दे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वन्द् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• चरणौ: (two) feet
• चरणौ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), द्विवचन (Dual)

• सर्वदेवनमस्कृतौ: worshipped by all the gods
• सर्वदेवनमस्कृतौ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-देव-नमस्कृत (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + देव + नमस्कृत)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), द्विवचन (Dual); विशेषण (चरणौ)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śiva-caraṇa-darśana at Trikūṭa (implied)

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Addressed to 'tāta' and 'suvrata' within the frame; broader listener-frame aligns with Yudhiṣṭhira’s later query

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mārkaṇḍeya and Manu together bow low at Śiva’s feet on the summit; the gods in the background also incline, emphasizing universal reverence; the scene is calm, luminous, and centered on the feet.

Characters & Entities

• Manu
• Mahādeva
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Humility and repeated reverence (namaskāra) to the all-pervading Lord is affirmed as a universal dharmic act—even the gods worship his feet.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse centers on worship at the Lord’s seat on the peak (Trikūṭa context), emphasizing the sanctity of that divine presence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Namaskāra/praṇāma—bowing at the feet of the Lord, framed as repeated devotional practice.