Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.8.1.70 (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 2.8.1.70

योगध्यानरतो नित्यं विष्णुभक्तिपरायणः ।
स कदाचित्तीर्थयात्रां कुर्वन्वैष्णवसत्तमः ।
अयोध्यामागतो विष्णुर्विष्णुःसाक्षाद्वसेदिति ॥ ७० ॥

yogadhyānarato nityaṃ viṣṇubhaktiparāyaṇaḥ |
sa kadācittīrthayātrāṃ kurvanvaiṣṇavasattamaḥ |
ayodhyāmāgato viṣṇurviṣṇuḥsākṣādvasediti || 70 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.8.1.70 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 (2.8.1.70). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yoga, Dhyanarata, Nityam, Nitya, Parayana, Kadacit, Tirthayatra, Kurvat, Vaishnava, Sattama, Ayodhya, Agata, Vishnu, Sakshat, Saksha, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.8.1.70). 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: “yogadhyānarato nityaṃ viṣṇubhaktiparāyaṇaḥ
  • yoga -
  • yoga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhyānarato* -
  • dhyānarata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • viṣṇubhakti -
  • viṣṇubhakti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • parāyaṇaḥ -
  • parāyaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sa kadācittīrthayātrāṃ kurvanvaiṣṇavasattamaḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kadācit -
  • kadācit (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
  • tīrthayātrām -
  • tīrthayātrā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kurvan -
  • kurvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • vaiṣṇava -
  • vaiṣṇava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vaiṣṇava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sattamaḥ -
  • sattama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “ayodhyāmāgato viṣṇurviṣṇuḥsākṣādvasediti
  • ayodhyām -
  • ayodhyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • āgato* -
  • āgata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viṣṇur -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viṣṇuḥ -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sākṣād -
  • sākṣāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sākṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • vased -
  • vas (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.8.1.70

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 2.8.1.70 in Bengali sript:
যোগধ্যানরতো নিত্যং বিষ্ণুভক্তিপরাযণঃ ।
স কদাচিত্তীর্থযাত্রাং কুর্বন্বৈষ্ণবসত্তমঃ ।
অযোধ্যামাগতো বিষ্ণুর্বিষ্ণুঃসাক্ষাদ্বসেদিতি ॥ ৭০ ॥

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 2.8.1.70 in Kannada sript:
ಯೋಗಧ್ಯಾನರತೋ ನಿತ್ಯಂ ವಿಷ್ಣುಭಕ್ತಿಪರಾಯಣಃ ।
ಸ ಕದಾಚಿತ್ತೀರ್ಥಯಾತ್ರಾಂ ಕುರ್ವನ್ವೈಷ್ಣವಸತ್ತಮಃ ।
ಅಯೋಧ್ಯಾಮಾಗತೋ ವಿಷ್ಣುರ್ವಿಷ್ಣುಃಸಾಕ್ಷಾದ್ವಸೇದಿತಿ ॥ ೭೦ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.8.1.70 in Gujarati sript:
યોગધ્યાનરતો નિત્યં વિષ્ણુભક્તિપરાયણઃ ।
સ કદાચિત્તીર્થયાત્રાં કુર્વન્વૈષ્ણવસત્તમઃ ।
અયોધ્યામાગતો વિષ્ણુર્વિષ્ણુઃસાક્ષાદ્વસેદિતિ ॥ ૭૦ ॥

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 2.8.1.70 in Malayalam sript:
യോഗധ്യാനരതോ നിത്യം വിഷ്ണുഭക്തിപരായണഃ ।
സ കദാചിത്തീര്ഥയാത്രാം കുര്വന്വൈഷ്ണവസത്തമഃ ।
അയോധ്യാമാഗതോ വിഷ്ണുര്വിഷ്ണുഃസാക്ഷാദ്വസേദിതി ॥ ൭൦ ॥

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