Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

त्रिविक्रमात्परो ह्यात्मा नाम्ना त्रिविक्रमोऽभवत् । त्रिविक्रमक्रमाक्रांतं त्रैलोक्यं च तदाऽभवत्

Transliteration

trivikramātparo hyātmā nāmnā trivikramo'bhavat | trivikramakramākrāṃtaṃ trailokyaṃ ca tadā'bhavat

Translation

تین قدموں کے سبب پرم آتما ‘تری وِکرم’ کے نام سے مشہور ہوا۔ پھر تری وکرم کے قدموں نے تینوں لوک کو گھیر لیا اور محیط ہو گئے۔

Word by Word

• trivikramāt: from/than Trivikrama
• trivikramāt: Apadana (Source/Comparison point)
• Type: Noun
• Root: trivikrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन

• paraḥ: higher/superior
• paraḥ: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (to ātmā)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• ātmā: the Self
• ātmā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• nāmnā: by name
• nāmnā: Karana (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; साधन (by name)

• trivikramaḥ: Trivikrama
• trivikramaḥ: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: trivikrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नामधेय (appositional)

• abhavat: became/was
• abhavat: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• trivikrama: of Trivikrama
• trivikrama: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: trivikrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; समासाङ्ग

• krama: stride/step
• krama: Karana (within compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; समासाङ्ग

• ākrāntam: overstepped/covered
• ākrāntam: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā + kram (धातु) → ākrānta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• trailokyam: the three worlds
• trailokyam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• abhavat: became/was
• abhavat: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa per Māheśvara-khaṇḍa convention)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Trivikrama expands विशाल; one foot planted, the other raised to encompass the worlds; devas gaze upward; the three worlds shown as layered spheres touched by the divine steps.

Characters & Entities

• Trivikrama (Viṣṇu)
• Trailokya (three worlds)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord’s ‘name’ arises from divine action; cosmic order is upheld through the Supreme’s measured, purposeful steps.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No direct site is praised; it reinforces the cosmic background that legitimizes sacred waters and tīrthas tied to Viṣṇu’s foot and Gaṅgā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it is theological narration.