Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

जनार्दन जगद्धामन्गोविंद नरकांतक । त्वद्दर्शनात्कृतार्थोऽस्मि सर्वस्मादधिकस्तथा

Transliteration

janārdana jagaddhāmangoviṃda narakāṃtaka | tvaddarśanātkṛtārtho'smi sarvasmādadhikastathā

Translation

โอ้ ชนารทนะ ผู้เป็นที่พำนักแห่งโลกทั้งปวง; โอ้ โควินทะ ผู้ทำลายนารกะ! ด้วยการได้เฝ้าพระองค์ ข้าพเจ้าบรรลุความหมายแห่งชีวิต และอิ่มเอมยิ่งเหนือสิ่งใดทั้งสิ้น

Word by Word

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

• जगद्धामन्: O abode of the world
• जगद्धामन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगद्धामन् (प्रातिपदिक; जगत्+धामन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (जगतः धाम)

• गोविंद: O Govinda
• गोविंद: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोविंद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नरकांतक: O destroyer of hell
• नरकांतक: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरकान्तक (प्रातिपदिक; नरक+अन्तक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (नरकस्य अन्तकः)

• त्वत्: from you
• त्वत्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; अपादान-भावः (from you)

• दर्शनात्: from (your) sight
• दर्शनात्: Apadana (Cause-source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अपादान-भावः (from seeing)

• कृतार्थः: fulfilled
• कृतार्थः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतार्थ (प्रातिपदिक; कृत+अर्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (कृतः अर्थः यस्य)

• अस्मि: am
• अस्मि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सर्वस्मात्: than all
• सर्वस्मात्: Apadana (Standard of comparison/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तुलना-प्रयोगः (than all)

• अधिकः: greater
• अधिकः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तुलनात्मक-भावः (superior)

• तथा: thus; also
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थे (thus/also)

Speaker

Gālava (to Nārāyaṇa/Hari)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gālava praises Viṣṇu with epithets Janārdana and Govinda; the deity stands radiant, the devotee’s face shows serene completion; coastal horizon and temple flags in the distance.

Characters & Entities

• Janārdana
• Govinda
• Naraka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana of the Lord is presented as the highest human fulfillment, surpassing worldly achievements.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu Māhātmya’s setting implies the merit of pilgrimage and divine darśana at Setubandha/Rāmeśvaram.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the emphasis is on darśana as the supreme spiritual attainment.