Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

एवंरूपाऽभवद्देवी शिवस्यानुज्ञया नृप । दिक्षु सर्वासु गगने विकटायुधशीलिनः

Transliteration

evaṃrūpā'bhavaddevī śivasyānujñayā nṛpa | dikṣu sarvāsu gagane vikaṭāyudhaśīlinaḥ

Translation

হে নৃপ! শিবের অনুমতিতে দেবী এইরূপা হলেন। আর আকাশে সর্বদিক জুড়ে ভয়ংকর অস্ত্রধারী যোদ্ধাগণ বিস্তৃত হয়ে রইল।

Word by Word

• एवंरूपा: of such a form
• एवंरूपा: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एवं (अव्यय) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• अभवत्: became; was
• अभवत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• देवी: the Goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• शिवस्य: of Śiva
• शिवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• अनुज्ञया: by/with the permission
• अनुज्ञया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• नृप: O king
• नृप: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• दिक्षु: in the directions
• दिक्षु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सर्वासु: in all
• सर्वासु: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण

• गगने: in the sky
• गगने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गगन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• विकटायुधशीलिनः: having/using formidable weapons
• विकटायुधशीलिनः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विकट (प्रातिपदिक) + आयुध (प्रातिपदिक) + शीलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) [deduced; vocative 'nṛpa' indicates narration to a king within the frame, but snippet lacks explicit attribution]

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (nṛpa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī stands empowered by Śiva’s consent; across all directions in the sky appear fierce weapon-wielders, suggesting a celestial encirclement and divine mobilization.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine power operates in harmony—Śakti acts with Śiva’s sanction, showing ordered authority rather than chaos.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not explicitly; the setting remains within Revā Khaṇḍa’s sacred narrative world.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.