Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.2.42.1 (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 5.2.42.1

श्रीहर उवाच ।
द्वाचत्वारिंशतं देवं गंगेश्वरमथो शृणु ।
यस्य दर्शनमात्रेण सर्वतीर्थफलं लभेत् ।
ध्रुवाधारं जगद्योनेः पदं नारायणस्य तु ॥ १ ॥

śrīhara uvāca |
dvācatvāriṃśataṃ devaṃ gaṃgeśvaramatho śṛṇu |
yasya darśanamātreṇa sarvatīrthaphalaṃ labhet |
dhruvādhāraṃ jagadyoneḥ padaṃ nārāyaṇasya tu || 1 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.2.42.1 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 (5.2.42.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shrihara, Dvacatvarimshat, Deva, Gangeshvara, Atho, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Darshanamatra, Sarvatirtha, Phala, Dhruva, Adhara, Jagadyoni, Pada, Narayana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.2.42.1). 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: “śrīhara uvāca
  • śrīhara* -
  • śrīhara (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: “dvācatvāriṃśataṃ devaṃ gaṃgeśvaramatho śṛṇu
  • dvācatvāriṃśatam -
  • dvācatvāriṃśat (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • devam -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • gaṅgeśvaram -
  • gaṅgeśvara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • atho -
  • atho (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 3: “yasya darśanamātreṇa sarvatīrthaphalaṃ labhet
  • 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]
  • sarvatīrtha -
  • sarvatīrtha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • phalam -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • labhet -
  • labh (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 4: “dhruvādhāraṃ jagadyoneḥ padaṃ nārāyaṇasya tu
  • dhruvā -
  • dhruva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhruva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhruvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhru (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ādhāram -
  • ādhāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • jagadyoneḥ -
  • jagadyoni (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • padam -
  • pada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nārāyaṇasya -
  • nārāyaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    nārāyaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.2.42.1

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 5.2.42.1 in Bengali sript:
শ্রীহর উবাচ ।
দ্বাচত্বারিংশতং দেবং গংগেশ্বরমথো শৃণু ।
যস্য দর্শনমাত্রেণ সর্বতীর্থফলং লভেত্ ।
ধ্রুবাধারং জগদ্যোনেঃ পদং নারাযণস্য তু ॥ ১ ॥

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 5.2.42.1 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ರೀಹರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ದ್ವಾಚತ್ವಾರಿಂಶತಂ ದೇವಂ ಗಂಗೇಶ್ವರಮಥೋ ಶೃಣು ।
ಯಸ್ಯ ದರ್ಶನಮಾತ್ರೇಣ ಸರ್ವತೀರ್ಥಫಲಂ ಲಭೇತ್ ।
ಧ್ರುವಾಧಾರಂ ಜಗದ್ಯೋನೇಃ ಪದಂ ನಾರಾಯಣಸ್ಯ ತು ॥ ೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.2.42.1 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રીહર ઉવાચ ।
દ્વાચત્વારિંશતં દેવં ગંગેશ્વરમથો શૃણુ ।
યસ્ય દર્શનમાત્રેણ સર્વતીર્થફલં લભેત્ ।
ધ્રુવાધારં જગદ્યોનેઃ પદં નારાયણસ્ય તુ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 5.2.42.1 in Malayalam sript:
ശ്രീഹര ഉവാച ।
ദ്വാചത്വാരിംശതം ദേവം ഗംഗേശ്വരമഥോ ശൃണു ।
യസ്യ ദര്ശനമാത്രേണ സര്വതീര്ഥഫലം ലഭേത് ।
ധ്രുവാധാരം ജഗദ്യോനേഃ പദം നാരായണസ്യ തു ॥ ൧ ॥

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