Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

स्तूयमानः सुरैः सर्वैर्ब्रह्माद्यैश्च जनार्दनः । सम्प्रहृष्टमना भूत्वा सुरसङ्घमुवाच ह

Transliteration

stūyamānaḥ suraiḥ sarvairbrahmādyaiśca janārdanaḥ | samprahṛṣṭamanā bhūtvā surasaṅghamuvāca ha

Translation

یوں برہما اور دیگر سب دیوتاؤں کی ستوتی سے جناردن دل سے مسرور ہوئے اور دیوتاؤں کی سبھا سے مخاطب ہوئے۔

Word by Word

• स्तूयमानः: being praised
• स्तूयमानः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √स्तु (धातु) + यमान (कृदन्त; शानच्)
• Form: वर्तमानकर्मणि-कृदन्त (present passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• सुरैः: by the gods
• सुरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with सुरैः)

• ब्रह्माद्यैः: by Brahmā and others
• ब्रह्माद्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म-आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (beginning with Brahmā)

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

• जनार्दनः: Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• जनार्दनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सम्प्रहृष्टमना: with delighted mind
• सम्प्रहृष्टमना: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-प्र-√हृष् (धातु) + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—बहुव्रीहि (yasya manaḥ samprahṛṣṭam = whose mind is delighted)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Sambandha (Gerund/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √भू (धातु) + क्त्वा
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund): having become

• सुरसङ्घम्: the host of gods
• सुरसङ्घम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर-सङ्घ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (assembly of gods)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed
• ह: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: पादपूरण/निपात (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu/Janārdana, smiling gently, raises a hand in assurance (abhaya/varada) and addresses the gathered devas; Brahmā stands foremost among them.

Characters & Entities

• Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• Devas
• Brahmā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere praise (stuti) and remembrance of the Lord precede divine guidance and protection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is mentioned in this verse; the setting remains within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s Narmadā-centered sacred context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse highlights stuti as devotional conduct rather than a formal rite.