Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

जगामाकाशममलं दृश्यमानो द्विजोत्तमैः । गते चादर्शनं देवे स्नात्वाभ्युक्ष्य समन्ततः

Transliteration

jagāmākāśamamalaṃ dṛśyamāno dvijottamaiḥ | gate cādarśanaṃ deve snātvābhyukṣya samantataḥ

Translation

ثم مضى إلى السماء الطاهرة، وما يزال مرئيًّا لأفضل ذوي الميلادين. فلما غاب الإله عن الأنظار اغتسلوا ثم رشّوا الموضع بالماء المقدّس من كل جانب.

Word by Word

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• आकाशम्: to the sky
• आकाशम्: Karma (Goal as object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• अमलम्: pure/spotless
• अमलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• दृश्यमानः: being seen/visible
• दृश्यमानः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + शानच् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present passive participle, शानच्), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

• द्विज-उत्तमैः: by the best of the twice-born
• द्विज-उत्तमैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन (Plural)

• गते: when (he) had gone
• गते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (Singular); सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अदर्शनम्: disappearance/invisibility
• अदर्शनम्: Karma (State/result/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवे: of the god/when the god (was)
• देवे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु) + क्त्वा (ल्यप्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund)

• अभ्युक्ष्य: having sprinkled (water)
• अभ्युक्ष्य: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + उक्ष् (धातु) + क्त्वा (ल्यप्; रूप: -य)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), उपसर्गयुक्त

• समन्ततः: on all sides
• समन्ततः: Sambandha (Manner/place/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Āvantya Khaṇḍa narration, but not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha sphere

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous figure rises into a clear sky while brāhmaṇas watch; afterward, they bathe and sprinkle water around the dining/ritual area in a clockwise circuit.

Characters & Entities

• Deva (the Lord)
• Dvijottama (brāhmaṇas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

After an encounter with the divine, one responds with purification rites—snāna and sanctifying the surroundings—showing reverence and ritual mindfulness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Revā-kṣetra (Narmadā/Revā region) as framed in the Revā Khaṇḍa of the Skanda Purāṇa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (bathing) and abhyukṣaṇa (sprinkling water around the area) after the Lord becomes unseen.