Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

आराध्यः सर्वभूतानां सर्वदेवैश्च पूजितः । प्रत्यक्षो दृश्यते लोके सृष्टिसंहारकारकः

Transliteration

ārādhyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ sarvadevaiśca pūjitaḥ | pratyakṣo dṛśyate loke sṛṣṭisaṃhārakārakaḥ

Translation

وہ تمام جانداروں کے لیے عبادت کے لائق ہے اور سب دیوتاؤں سے پوجا پاتا ہے؛ وہ دنیا میں عیاں نظر آتا ہے، تخلیق اور فنا کا کارساز بن کر۔

Word by Word

• आराध्यः: worthy of worship
• आराध्यः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + राध् (धातु) → आराध्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भाव्य/योग्य-अर्थे यत्-प्रत्यय (gerundive)

• सर्व-भूतानाम्: of all beings
• सर्व-भूतानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-समास (सर्वाणि भूतानि)

• सर्व-देवैः: by all gods
• सर्व-देवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (सर्वे देवाः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• पूजितः: worshipped
• पूजितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) → पूजित (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त)

• प्रत्यक्षः: visible, manifest
• प्रत्यक्षः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रत्यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दृश्यते: is seen
• दृश्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• सृष्टि-संहार-कारकः: agent of creation and dissolution
• सृष्टि-संहार-कारकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + संहार (प्रातिपदिक) + कारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्वन्द्वपूर्वपद (सृष्टिः च संहारः) + तत्पुरुष (तयोः कारकः)

Speaker

Yudhiṣṭhira (continuing his question/praise)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sūrya-darśana (universal) within Revā-khaṇḍa frame

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mārkaṇḍeya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A hymn-like description of Sūrya: worshipped by all beings and gods, visibly present, governing creation and dissolution; the imagery invites a cosmic tableau with the Sun presiding over cycles of life.

Characters & Entities

• Ravi (Sūrya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Sun is presented as a visible (pratyakṣa) divinity, inviting devotion grounded in direct experience and cosmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not explicitly named in this verse; it supports the Ravi-tīrtha narrative context by praising Sūrya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it functions as stuti (praise) within the dialogue.