Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.1.9.18 (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 2.1.9.18

अथ रंगदासस्य श्रीनिवाससेवार्थं श्रीशेषाचलागमनम् ।
नारायणपुरीं प्राप्य श्रीवराहं प्रणम्य च ।
तत्र श्रुत्वा श्रीनिवासं वेंकटाद्रिनिवासिनम् ॥ १८ ॥

atha raṃgadāsasya śrīnivāsasevārthaṃ śrīśeṣācalāgamanam |
nārāyaṇapurīṃ prāpya śrīvarāhaṃ praṇamya ca |
tatra śrutvā śrīnivāsaṃ veṃkaṭādrinivāsinam || 18 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.1.9.18 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 (2.1.9.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Rangadasa, Shrinivasa, Sevartha, Shrisha, Ish, Isha, Ishan, Acala, Agamana, Narayana, Puri, Prapya, Shrivaraha, Prana, Tatra, Nivasin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.1.9.18). 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: “atha raṃgadāsasya śrīnivāsasevārthaṃ śrīśeṣācalāgamanam
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • raṅgadāsasya -
  • raṅgadāsa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    raṅgadāsa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • śrīnivāsa -
  • śrīnivāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sevārtham -
  • sevārtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sevārtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śrīśe -
  • śrīśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    śrīśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iṣā -
  • iṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iṣan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    iṣ (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    iṣ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    iṣ (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    iṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • acalā -
  • acala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    acala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    acalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āgamanam -
  • āgamana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “nārāyaṇapurīṃ prāpya śrīvarāhaṃ praṇamya ca
  • nārāyaṇa -
  • nārāyaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nārāyaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • purīm -
  • purī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • prāpya -
  • prāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śrīvarāham -
  • śrīvarāha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • praṇam -
  • praṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    praṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    praṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ya -
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “tatra śrutvā śrīnivāsaṃ veṃkaṭādrinivāsinam
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • śrīnivāsam -
  • śrīnivāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śrīnivāsā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • veṅkaṭādri -
  • veṅkaṭādri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • nivāsinam -
  • nivāsin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.1.9.18

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 2.1.9.18 in Bengali sript:
অথ রংগদাসস্য শ্রীনিবাসসেবার্থং শ্রীশেষাচলাগমনম্ ।
নারাযণপুরীং প্রাপ্য শ্রীবরাহং প্রণম্য চ ।
তত্র শ্রুত্বা শ্রীনিবাসং বেংকটাদ্রিনিবাসিনম্ ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 2.1.9.18 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥ ರಂಗದಾಸಸ್ಯ ಶ್ರೀನಿವಾಸಸೇವಾರ್ಥಂ ಶ್ರೀಶೇಷಾಚಲಾಗಮನಮ್ ।
ನಾರಾಯಣಪುರೀಂ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ಯ ಶ್ರೀವರಾಹಂ ಪ್ರಣಮ್ಯ ಚ ।
ತತ್ರ ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ಶ್ರೀನಿವಾಸಂ ವೇಂಕಟಾದ್ರಿನಿವಾಸಿನಮ್ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.1.9.18 in Gujarati sript:
અથ રંગદાસસ્ય શ્રીનિવાસસેવાર્થં શ્રીશેષાચલાગમનમ્ ।
નારાયણપુરીં પ્રાપ્ય શ્રીવરાહં પ્રણમ્ય ચ ।
તત્ર શ્રુત્વા શ્રીનિવાસં વેંકટાદ્રિનિવાસિનમ્ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 2.1.9.18 in Malayalam sript:
അഥ രംഗദാസസ്യ ശ്രീനിവാസസേവാര്ഥം ശ്രീശേഷാചലാഗമനമ് ।
നാരായണപുരീം പ്രാപ്യ ശ്രീവരാഹം പ്രണമ്യ ച ।
തത്ര ശ്രുത്വാ ശ്രീനിവാസം വേംകടാദ്രിനിവാസിനമ് ॥ ൧൮ ॥

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