Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.2.1.20 (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 5.2.1.20

हर उवाच ।
शृणु देवि प्रवक्ष्यामि तेषां नामानि यानि च ।
ख्यातं पृथिव्यां प्रथममगस्त्येश्वरमुत्तमम् ।
यस्य दर्शनमात्रेण कृतकृत्यो नरो भवेत् ॥ २० ॥

hara uvāca |
śṛṇu devi pravakṣyāmi teṣāṃ nāmāni yāni ca |
khyātaṃ pṛthivyāṃ prathamamagastyeśvaramuttamam |
yasya darśanamātreṇa kṛtakṛtyo naro bhavet || 20 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.2.1.20 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 (5.2.1.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hara, Haras, Devi, Devin, Prava, Kshi, Amin, Tad, Naman, Yani, Yat, Khyata, Prithivi, Prathamam, Prathama, Agastyeshvara, Uttamam, Uttama, Yasya, Yah, Darshanamatra, Kritakritya, Nara, Nri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.2.1.20). 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: “hara uvāca
  • hara* -
  • haras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    hara (noun, masculine)
    [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: “śṛṇu devi pravakṣyāmi teṣāṃ nāmāni yāni ca
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • devi -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    devin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    devin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • prava -
  • prava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣyā -
  • kṣi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ami -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    amin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • nāmāni -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yāni -
  • yānī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “khyātaṃ pṛthivyāṃ prathamamagastyeśvaramuttamam
  • khyātam -
  • khyāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    khyāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    khyātā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    khyā -> khyāta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √khyā class 2 verb]
    khyā -> khyāta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √khyā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √khyā class 2 verb]
    khyā (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • pṛthivyām -
  • pṛthivi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    pṛthivī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • prathamam -
  • prathamam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prathamam (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    prathamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prathama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prathama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prathamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • agastyeśvaram -
  • agastyeśvara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    agastyeśvara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • uttamam -
  • uttamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 4: “yasya darśanamātreṇa kṛtakṛtyo naro bhavet
  • yasya -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • darśanamātreṇa -
  • darśanamātra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    darśanamātra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kṛtakṛtyo* -
  • kṛtakṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • naro* -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.2.1.20

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 5.2.1.20 in Bengali sript:
হর উবাচ ।
শৃণু দেবি প্রবক্ষ্যামি তেষাং নামানি যানি চ ।
খ্যাতং পৃথিব্যাং প্রথমমগস্ত্যেশ্বরমুত্তমম্ ।
যস্য দর্শনমাত্রেণ কৃতকৃত্যো নরো ভবেত্ ॥ ২০ ॥

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 5.2.1.20 in Kannada sript:
ಹರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಶೃಣು ದೇವಿ ಪ್ರವಕ್ಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ತೇಷಾಂ ನಾಮಾನಿ ಯಾನಿ ಚ ।
ಖ್ಯಾತಂ ಪೃಥಿವ್ಯಾಂ ಪ್ರಥಮಮಗಸ್ತ್ಯೇಶ್ವರಮುತ್ತಮಮ್ ।
ಯಸ್ಯ ದರ್ಶನಮಾತ್ರೇಣ ಕೃತಕೃತ್ಯೋ ನರೋ ಭವೇತ್ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.2.1.20 in Gujarati sript:
હર ઉવાચ ।
શૃણુ દેવિ પ્રવક્ષ્યામિ તેષાં નામાનિ યાનિ ચ ।
ખ્યાતં પૃથિવ્યાં પ્રથમમગસ્ત્યેશ્વરમુત્તમમ્ ।
યસ્ય દર્શનમાત્રેણ કૃતકૃત્યો નરો ભવેત્ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 5.2.1.20 in Malayalam sript:
ഹര ഉവാച ।
ശൃണു ദേവി പ്രവക്ഷ്യാമി തേഷാം നാമാനി യാനി ച ।
ഖ്യാതം പൃഥിവ്യാം പ്രഥമമഗസ്ത്യേശ്വരമുത്തമമ് ।
യസ്യ ദര്ശനമാത്രേണ കൃതകൃത്യോ നരോ ഭവേത് ॥ ൨൦ ॥

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