Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा जगन्नाथो विष्णुशर्माणमानतः । तत्र तीर्थे जगामाशु कैलासं धरणीधरम्

Transliteration

evamuktvā jagannātho viṣṇuśarmāṇamānataḥ | tatra tīrthe jagāmāśu kailāsaṃ dharaṇīdharam

Translation

یوں کہہ کر جگن ناتھ نے وِشنو شرما کو نمسکار کیا، پھر اُس تیرتھ گھاٹ سے فوراً روانہ ہو کر دھرتی کو تھامنے والے کوہِ کیلاش کی طرف چلا گیا۔

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/रीति-वाचक (adverb of manner)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Kriyā (Non-finite verb/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकाले कृत्य (having done, prior action)

• जगन्नाथः: Jagannātha (Lord of the world)
• जगन्नाथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन (Singular)

• विष्णुशर्माणम्: Viṣṇuśarman
• विष्णुशर्माणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णुशर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन (Singular)

• आनतः: having bowed (being bowed)
• आनतः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicative to subject/कर्तृसमनाधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; अर्थः—नतः/प्रणतः (bowed)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• तीर्थे: at the sacred ford/place of pilgrimage
• तीर्थे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); एकवचन

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/वेग-वाचक (adverb: quickly)

• कैलासम्: to Kailāsa
• कैलासम्: Karma (Goal as object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• धरणीधरम्: the earth-supporter (mountain)
• धरणीधरम्: Karma (Apposition to object/कर्म-समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरणी + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; विशेषणरूपेण कैलासस्य (appositive epithet)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic storyteller voice within Revā Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhārabhūti-tīrtha (implied; named in next verse)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Jagannātha, having bowed to Viṣṇuśarmā at a river-ford, turns away and departs swiftly; the scene transitions from a serene riverside tīrtha to the distant, luminous silhouette of Mount Kailāsa.

Characters & Entities

• Jagannātha
• Viṣṇuśarmā
• Kailāsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma emphasizes reverence (bowing) and the sanctity of tīrthas, linking earthly pilgrimage with divine abodes like Kailāsa.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Revā-region tīrtha is referenced (“tatra tīrthe”); the following verses identify it with the famed Bhārabhūti Tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed; respectful prostration and tīrtha-context devotion are implied.