Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन सेव्य एव जनार्दनः । विष्णोः कथा विष्णुपूजा ध्यानं विष्णोर्नतिस्तथा

Transliteration

tasmātsarvaprayatnena sevya eva janārdanaḥ | viṣṇoḥ kathā viṣṇupūjā dhyānaṃ viṣṇornatistathā

Translation

Потому всеми силами следует служить одному лишь Джанардане: через повествование о Вишну, поклонение Вишну, медитацию на Вишну и также через поклон с преклонением перед Вишну.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Apadana (Cause/source/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तस्मात् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक तद्)
• Form: अव्ययीभावप्रयोगवत्; अपादानार्थे (ablatival adverb: therefore/from that)

• सर्व: with all
• सर्व: Karana (Qualifier/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया एकवचन (प्रयत्नेन इत्यस्य विशेषण)

• प्रयत्नेन: effort
• प्रयत्नेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया एकवचन

• सेव्यः: to be served/worshipped
• सेव्यः: Karta (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सेव् (धातु) + यत् → सेव्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतव्य (gerundive); प्रथमा एकवचन पुंलिङ्ग

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• जनार्दनः: Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• जनार्दनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी एकवचन

• कथा: story/discourse
• कथा: Karta (Item in list/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कथा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन

• विष्णुपूजा: worship of Viṣṇu
• विष्णुपूजा: Karta (Item in list/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु + पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन

• ध्यानम्: meditation
• ध्यानम्: Karta (Item in list/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी एकवचन

• नतिः: bowing/salutation
• नतिः: Karta (Item in list/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक (adverb: likewise)

Speaker

Brahmā

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim-devotee before a Viṣṇu shrine: one group recites Viṣṇu-kathā, another offers flowers and tulasī, a yogin meditates on Viṣṇu, and all bow with folded hands; temple lamps and conch-sound implied.

Characters & Entities

• Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• Viṣṇu-kathā
• Viṣṇu-pūjā
• Dhyāna
• Nati

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Wholehearted service to Viṣṇu is expressed through four pillars: hearing/speaking His kathā, pūjā, dhyāna, and namaskāra.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tirtha is named in the verse; it offers a universal bhakti-method suitable for tīrtha pilgrimages and Cāturmāsya vows.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Engage in Viṣṇu-kathā, perform Viṣṇu-pūjā, practice meditation on Viṣṇu, and offer salutations—especially as part of vrata observance.