Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

नारायण उवाच । पश्यतेहाखिलांल्लोकान्मम देहे सुराङ्गनाः । मधुं मदनमात्मानं यच्चान्यद्द्रष्टुमिच्छथ

Transliteration

nārāyaṇa uvāca | paśyatehākhilāṃllokānmama dehe surāṅganāḥ | madhuṃ madanamātmānaṃ yaccānyaddraṣṭumicchatha

Translation

นารายณ์ตรัสว่า: โอ้เหล่านางฟ้า จงดูเถิด ณ ที่นี้ โลกทั้งปวงอยู่ภายในกายของเรา; ทั้งมธุ ทั้งมทนะ ทั้งอาตมันของเราเอง และสิ่งอื่นใดที่พวกเธอปรารถนาจะเห็น

Word by Word

• नारायणः: Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• पश्यत: see (you all)
• पश्यत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb of place)

• अखिलान्: all
• अखिलान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of लोकान्)

• लोकान्: worlds
• लोकान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• देहे: in (my) body
• देहे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी, एकवचन

• सुराङ्गनाः: O celestial maidens
• सुराङ्गनाः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुराङ्गना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—सुर + अङ्गना (तत्पुरुषः; ‘celestial women’)

• मधुम्: Madhu (name)
• मधुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मदनम्: Madana (name)
• मदनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आत्मानम्: myself
• आत्मानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• अन्यत्: other
• अन्यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of implied वस्तु)

• द्रष्टुम्: to see
• द्रष्टुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive); ‘to see’

• इच्छथ: you desire
• इच्छथ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √इष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present/वर्तमान), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन

Speaker

Nārāyaṇa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (narrative locus)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Surāṅganāḥ (celestial maidens)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārāyaṇa speaks to celestial maidens: within his body appear layered worlds—mountains, oceans, planets, gods—like a living cosmos; specific forms ‘Madhu’ and ‘Madana’ are indicated as aspects within the whole.

Characters & Entities

• Nārāyaṇa
• Apsarases (Surāṅganāḥ)
• Madhu
• Madana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Supreme is the cosmic container—all worlds abide in the Divine, and darśana expands the seeker’s vision beyond the limited self.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tirtha is named; the verse is a viśvarūpa declaration within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a direct granting of darśana (vision) rather than a ritual instruction.