Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.1.38.21 (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 5.1.38.21

क्रीडार्थमेव भगवान्भुवनानि सप्त नानानदीविहगपादपमंडितानि ।
सब्रह्मकानि ससृजे सुकृताभिधानि तं शंकरं शरणदं शरणं व्रजामि ॥ २१ ॥

krīḍārthameva bhagavānbhuvanāni sapta nānānadīvihagapādapamaṃḍitāni |
sabrahmakāni sasṛje sukṛtābhidhāni taṃ śaṃkaraṃ śaraṇadaṃ śaraṇaṃ vrajāmi || 21 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.1.38.21 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 (5.1.38.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kridartha, Eva, Bhagavat, Bhuvana, Sapta, Saptan, Nana, Vihaga, Padapa, Mandita, Sabrahmaka, Ani, Sukrit, Sukrita, Abhidhani, Shankara, Sharana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.1.38.21). 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: “krīḍārthameva bhagavānbhuvanāni sapta nānānadīvihagapādapamaṃḍitāni
  • krīḍārtham -
  • krīḍārtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    krīḍārtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhagavān -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhuvanāni -
  • bhuvana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sapta -
  • sapta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sapta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saptan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    saptan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
    sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
  • nānān -
  • nāna (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • adī -
  • ad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vihaga -
  • vihaga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pādapa -
  • pādapa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • maṇḍitāni -
  • maṇḍita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    maṇḍ -> maṇḍita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √maṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √maṇḍ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √maṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √maṇḍ], [vocative plural from √maṇḍ], [accusative plural from √maṇḍ]
  • Line 2: “sabrahmakāni sasṛje sukṛtābhidhāni taṃ śaṃkaraṃ śaraṇadaṃ śaraṇaṃ vrajāmi
  • sabrahmakā -
  • sabrahmaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sabrahmaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sabrahmakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ani -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • sasṛje -
  • sukṛtā -
  • sukṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sukṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sukṛt (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sukṛt (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sukṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhidhāni -
  • abhidhānī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • śaṅkaram -
  • śaṅkara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śaṅkara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śaṅkarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śaraṇa -
  • śaraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dam -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    da (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • śaraṇam -
  • śaraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śaraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vrajāmi -
  • vraj (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.1.38.21

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 5.1.38.21 in Bengali sript:
ক্রীডার্থমেব ভগবান্ভুবনানি সপ্ত নানানদীবিহগপাদপমংডিতানি ।
সব্রহ্মকানি সসৃজে সুকৃতাভিধানি তং শংকরং শরণদং শরণং ব্রজামি ॥ ২১ ॥

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 5.1.38.21 in Kannada sript:
ಕ್ರೀಡಾರ್ಥಮೇವ ಭಗವಾನ್ಭುವನಾನಿ ಸಪ್ತ ನಾನಾನದೀವಿಹಗಪಾದಪಮಂಡಿತಾನಿ ।
ಸಬ್ರಹ್ಮಕಾನಿ ಸಸೃಜೇ ಸುಕೃತಾಭಿಧಾನಿ ತಂ ಶಂಕರಂ ಶರಣದಂ ಶರಣಂ ವ್ರಜಾಮಿ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.1.38.21 in Gujarati sript:
ક્રીડાર્થમેવ ભગવાન્ભુવનાનિ સપ્ત નાનાનદીવિહગપાદપમંડિતાનિ ।
સબ્રહ્મકાનિ સસૃજે સુકૃતાભિધાનિ તં શંકરં શરણદં શરણં વ્રજામિ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 5.1.38.21 in Malayalam sript:
ക്രീഡാര്ഥമേവ ഭഗവാന്ഭുവനാനി സപ്ത നാനാനദീവിഹഗപാദപമംഡിതാനി ।
സബ്രഹ്മകാനി സസൃജേ സുകൃതാഭിധാനി തം ശംകരം ശരണദം ശരണം വ്രജാമി ॥ ൨൧ ॥

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