Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा नारायणं तत्र देवाः श्रद्धासमन्विताः । तुष्टुवुः परया भक्त्या देवदेवं जनार्द्दनम्

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā nārāyaṇaṃ tatra devāḥ śraddhāsamanvitāḥ | tuṣṭuvuḥ parayā bhaktyā devadevaṃ janārddanam

Translation

ครั้นได้เห็นพระนารายณ์ ณ ที่นั้น เหล่าเทวะผู้เปี่ยมด้วยศรัทธาได้สรรเสริญพระชนารทนะ เทวเทพ ด้วยภักติอันยิ่งยวด

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Sambandha (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु) → दृष्ट्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्ययम् (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वक्रिया

• नारायणम्: Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; देशवाचक-अव्ययम्

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• श्रद्धासमन्विताः: endowed with faith
• श्रद्धासमन्विताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्-अन्वि (धातु) → समन्वित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः (क्त), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (श्रद्धया समन्विताः = endowed with faith)

• तुष्टुवुः: praised
• तुष्टुवुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (परिपूर्णभूत), प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• परया: with supreme
• परया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (भक्त्या)

• भक्त्या: devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• देवदेवम्: the God of gods
• देवदेवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानां देवः)

• जनार्द्दनम्: Janārdana
• जनार्द्दनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; देवदेवम् इत्यस्य विशेष्य/समनाधिकरणम्

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator, contextually Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (darśana of Nārāyaṇa/Janārdana)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārāyaṇa appears at Prabhāsa; devas stand with folded hands, faces uplifted, offering hymns in a radiant atmosphere around the sacred waters.

Characters & Entities

• Nārāyaṇa
• Devas
• Janārdana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faith (śraddhā) naturally culminates in heartfelt praise and surrender to the Supreme Protector, Nārāyaṇa.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, presented as a sacred setting where the Devas directly behold and worship Nārāyaṇa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed; the verse emphasizes stuti (devotional praise) rooted in śraddhā.