Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

नक्षत्रग्रहताराभिः सुसम्पूर्णं नभस्तलम् । ददृशुस्ताः सुचार्वङ्ग्यस्तस्यान्तर्विश्वं रूपिणः

Transliteration

nakṣatragrahatārābhiḥ susampūrṇaṃ nabhastalam | dadṛśustāḥ sucārvaṅgyastasyāntarviśvaṃ rūpiṇaḥ

Translation

พวกนางเห็นท้องฟ้าอันเต็มเปี่ยมด้วยนักษัตร ดาวเคราะห์ และดวงดาว; เหล่านางผู้มีอวัยวะงามได้ประจักษ์จักรวาลทั้งมวลอยู่ภายในพระองค์ ผู้มีรูปเป็นสากลจักรวาล

Word by Word

• नक्षत्रग्रहताराभिः: with stars, planets, and constellations
• नक्षत्रग्रहताराभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नक्षत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक) + तारा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वसमासः (इतर-समुच्चय)

• सुसम्पूर्णम्: completely filled
• सुसम्पूर्णम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + सम्पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• नभस्तलम्: the surface of the sky; firmament
• नभस्तलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नभस् (प्रातिपदिक) + तल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (नभसः तलम्)

• ददृशुः: they saw
• ददृशुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• ताः: those (women)
• ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• सुचार्वङ्ग्यः: having very beautiful limbs
• सुचार्वङ्ग्यः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (अव्यय/उपसर्ग) + चारु (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्गी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिसमासः (सुचारूणि अङ्गानि यस्याः)

• तस्य: of him; his
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अन्तः: within
• अन्तः: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरणार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्तः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb: inside/within)

• विश्वम्: the universe
• विश्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• रूपिणः: of the one having form; embodied
• रूपिणः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तस्य)

Speaker

Narrative voice (continuing the Apsarases’ vision)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Graceful apsarases behold within the deity an inner firmament—densely packed with nakṣatras, grahas, and stars—like a complete night sky contained in a radiant cosmic body.

Characters & Entities

• nakṣatras
• grahas
• tārās
• universe (viśva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Divine is not merely in the universe—the universe is within the Divine; this deepens reverence and surrender.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single site is named; the focus is cosmic vision within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse.