Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

योऽसौ सनातनो देवः पुराणे परिपठ्यते । वासुदेवो जगन्नाथः कपिलत्वमुपागतः

Transliteration

yo'sau sanātano devaḥ purāṇe paripaṭhyate | vāsudevo jagannāthaḥ kapilatvamupāgataḥ

Translation

Ang walang hanggang Diyos na yaon na binibigkas sa mga Purāṇa—si Vāsudeva, ang Panginoon ng sansinukob—ay nag-anyong Kapila.

Word by Word

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

• asau: that (well-known one)
• asau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; निर्देशार्थक सर्वनाम

• sanātanaḥ: eternal
• sanātanaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sanātana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• devaḥ: god
• devaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• purāṇe: in the Purāṇa
• purāṇe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• pari-paṭhyate: is recited/read about
• pari-paṭhyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-paṭh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive), आत्मनेपद

• vāsudevaḥ: Vāsudeva
• vāsudevaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsudeva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• jagat-nāthaḥ: Lord of the world
• jagat-nāthaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘जगतः नाथः’

• kapilatvam: the state of being Kapila
• kapilatvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kapila (प्रातिपदिक) + tva (त्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; भाववाचक तद्धितान्त (त्व)

• upāgataḥ: has attained; has assumed
• upāgataḥ: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-ā-gam (धातु) + ta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) — ‘प्राप्तः/उपगतः’

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kapileśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A king (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A syncretic tableau: Vāsudeva/Jagannātha radiance transitioning into the sage-like Kapila form; below, the Kapileśvara liṅga shrine on the Narmadā bank, suggesting the deity’s presence sanctifying the place.

Characters & Entities

• Vāsudeva
• Jagannātha
• Kapila

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇas present divine manifestations as guiding myths that sanctify places and invite devotees toward devotion and dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indirectly Kapileśvara/Kapila-associated sacred region on the Narmadā (context of Adhyāya 175).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse provides theological identification (Vāsudeva as Kapila) supporting the site’s sanctity.