Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

भक्तिरस्तु पदांभोजे तव देव जनार्दन । भूयोभूयश्च देवेश भक्तिर्भवतु शाश्वती

Transliteration

bhaktirastu padāṃbhoje tava deva janārdana | bhūyobhūyaśca deveśa bhaktirbhavatu śāśvatī

Translation

“దేవా జనార్దనా, మీ పద్మపాదములపై నాకు భక్తి కలుగుగాక. దేవేశా, మళ్లీ మళ్లీ నా భక్తి శాశ్వతమగుగాక.”

Word by Word

• भक्तिः: devotion
• भक्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular

• अस्तु: may there be
• अस्तु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आशीर्लिङ्/आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; imperative/benedictive 3rd person singular

• पदाम्भोजे: in (your) lotus-feet
• पदाम्भोजे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद + अम्भोज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय (पदम् एव अम्भोजम्) locative singular

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; genitive singular pronoun

• देव: O god
• देव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; vocative singular

• जनार्दन: O Janārdana (Vishnu)
• जनार्दन: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; vocative singular

• भूयः: again
• भूयः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस्/भूयः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरर्थक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb ‘again/more’)

• भूयः: again and again
• भूयः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस्/भूयः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्त-प्रयोगः (intensifying repetition)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• देवेश: O Lord of gods
• देवेश: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानाम् ईशः) vocative

• भक्तिः: devotion
• भक्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular

• भवतु: may it be
• भवतु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आशीर्लिङ्/आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; imperative/benedictive 3rd person singular

• शाश्वती: eternal
• शाश्वती: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाश्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular (qualifying भक्तिः)

Speaker

Bali

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bali repeats his plea: ‘Let devotion be’; the scene focuses on his earnest face and folded hands, with the Lord’s lotus-feet and compassionate gaze anchoring the composition.

Characters & Entities

• Janārdana
• Deveśa
• Lotus feet

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The devotee asks not for possessions but for unbroken, eternal devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is directly mentioned; the focus is on devotion to Janārdana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No external ritual is stated; the verse is a devotional prayer (stuti) for bhakti.