Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

जय देवपते श्रीमन्साक्षाद्ब्रह्म सनातन । तव लोकाः शरीरस्थास्त्वं गतिः परमेश्वर

Transliteration

jaya devapate śrīmansākṣādbrahma sanātana | tava lokāḥ śarīrasthāstvaṃ gatiḥ parameśvara

Translation

ชัยแด่พระองค์ โอ้จอมแห่งเทวะผู้รุ่งเรือง พระองค์คือพรหมันอันเป็นนิรันดร์โดยตรง โลกทั้งปวงสถิตอยู่ในพระวรกายของพระองค์ พระองค์เท่านั้นคือที่พึ่งสูงสุดและจุดหมายปลายทาง โอ้ปรเมศวร

Word by Word

• जय: hail!
• जय: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (exclamation)

• देवपते: O lord of the gods
• देवपते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (देवानां पतिः)

• श्रीमान्: O glorious one
• श्रीमान्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + मतुप् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन (हे श्रीमन्); मतुपन्त

• साक्षात्: directly, manifestly
• साक्षात्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• ब्रह्म: O Brahman / the Absolute
• ब्रह्म: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/प्रथमा-एकवचन (हे ब्रह्म / ब्रह्म); अकारान्त-रूप

• सनातन: O eternal one
• सनातन: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• लोकाः: worlds
• लोकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• शरीरस्थाः: situated in (your) body
• शरीरस्थाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शरीर (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (स्था-धातु, क्त; कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिकवत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (शरीरे स्थाः)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• गतिः: refuge/goal
• गतिः: Pradhana (Predicate nominative/प्रथमान्त-विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• परमेश्वर: O Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (परमः ईश्वरः)

Speaker

A devotee/praiser in the Revā-khaṇḍa narrative (speaker not explicitly named in the excerpt)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devotee proclaims the Lord as eternal Brahman; behind the reclining form, a subtle cosmic panorama appears—worlds, beings, and elements nested within the deity’s aura/body.

Characters & Entities

• Parameśvara
• Brahman
• Lokāḥ (worlds)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Supreme Lord is both immanent (holding all worlds within Himself) and transcendent (the final gati/refuge).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse occurs within Revā-khaṇḍa, aligning devotion with the sanctity of the Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the emphasis is theological praise and surrender.