Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.1.6.51 (Sanskrit text), including grammatical analysis, glossary and relevant print editions. The Skandapurana is one of the largest of the eighteen Mahapuranas, covering over 80,000 shlokas (verses). It is divided into seven large section each covering holy regions detailing their background and legends.

Verse 2.1.6.51

पद्मालयोवाच ।
भक्तानां लक्षणं मातः शृणु गुह्यं समाहिता ।
शंखचक्रांकिता नित्यं भुजयुग्मे वसुन्धरे ॥ ५१ ॥

padmālayovāca |
bhaktānāṃ lakṣaṇaṃ mātaḥ śṛṇu guhyaṃ samāhitā |
śaṃkhacakrāṃkitā nityaṃ bhujayugme vasundhare || 51 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.1.6.51 is contained in the book The Skanda-Purana by G. V. Tagare. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (2.1.6.51). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Padmalaya, Bhakta, Lakshana, Matri, Mata, Guhyam, Guhya, Guhi, Samahita, Shankha, Cakrankita, Nityam, Nitya, Bhuja, Yugma, Vasundhara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.1.6.51). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “padmālayovāca
  • padmālayo -
  • padmālaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    padmālaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    padmālayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “bhaktānāṃ lakṣaṇaṃ mātaḥ śṛṇu guhyaṃ samāhitā
  • bhaktānām -
  • bhakta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bhakta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    bhaktā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • lakṣaṇam -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mātaḥ -
  • mātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    māta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • guhyam -
  • guhyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    guhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    guhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    guhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    guh -> guhya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √guh class 1 verb]
    guh -> guhya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √guh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √guh class 1 verb]
    guhī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • samāhitā -
  • samāhitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “śaṃkhacakrāṃkitā nityaṃ bhujayugme vasundhare
  • śaṅkha -
  • śaṅkha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaṅkha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cakrāṅkitā* -
  • cakrāṅkitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    cakrāṅkita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhuja -
  • bhuja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhuj (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yugme -
  • yugma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yugma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yugmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vasundhare -
  • vasundhara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vasundhara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vasundharā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.1.6.51

Cover of edition (2016)

Skanda Purana (Hindi Translation)
by S. N. Khandelwal (2016)

(Set of 10 Books) - Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office

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Cover of Bengali edition

Skanda Purana in Bengali
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)

স্কন্ধ পুরাণম: - (Set of 7 Volumes)

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Preview of verse 2.1.6.51 in Bengali sript:
পদ্মালযোবাচ ।
ভক্তানাং লক্ষণং মাতঃ শৃণু গুহ্যং সমাহিতা ।
শংখচক্রাংকিতা নিত্যং ভুজযুগ্মে বসুন্ধরে ॥ ৫১ ॥

Cover of edition (0)

Skanda Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)

ಶ್ರೀ ಸ್ಕಾಂದ ಮಹಾಪುರಣಂ: (Set of 25 Volumes)

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Preview of verse 2.1.6.51 in Kannada sript:
ಪದ್ಮಾಲಯೋವಾಚ ।
ಭಕ್ತಾನಾಂ ಲಕ್ಷಣಂ ಮಾತಃ ಶೃಣು ಗುಹ್ಯಂ ಸಮಾಹಿತಾ ।
ಶಂಖಚಕ್ರಾಂಕಿತಾ ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಭುಜಯುಗ್ಮೇ ವಸುನ್ಧರೇ ॥ ೫೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Skanda Mahapurana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Ahemdabad (2017)

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.1.6.51 in Gujarati sript:
પદ્માલયોવાચ ।
ભક્તાનાં લક્ષણં માતઃ શૃણુ ગુહ્યં સમાહિતા ।
શંખચક્રાંકિતા નિત્યં ભુજયુગ્મે વસુન્ધરે ॥ ૫૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2015)

Shri Skanda purana (Malayalam)
by M.P. Pillai kaniyanthara (2015)

(Condensed/Summary) - Devi Book Stall, Kodungallur

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Preview of verse 2.1.6.51 in Malayalam sript:
പദ്മാലയോവാച ।
ഭക്താനാം ലക്ഷണം മാതഃ ശൃണു ഗുഹ്യം സമാഹിതാ ।
ശംഖചക്രാംകിതാ നിത്യം ഭുജയുഗ്മേ വസുന്ധരേ ॥ ൫൧ ॥

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