Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 56

Devanagari script

नारायणोऽपि भगवानाह तास्त्रिदशाङ्गनाः

Transliteration

nārāyaṇo'pi bhagavānāha tāstridaśāṅganāḥ

Translation

তখন ভগবান নারায়ণ সেই দেবাঙ্গনাদের উদ্দেশে কথা বললেন।

Word by Word

• नारायणः: Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; निपातः (particle: also/even)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• आह: said
• आह: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह्/आह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्

• ताः: to them
• ताः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• त्रिदशाङ्गनाः: the celestial women
• त्रिदशाङ्गनाः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदश + अङ्गना (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (त्रिदशानाम् अङ्गनाः)

Speaker

Narrator (introducing Nārāyaṇa’s speech)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tirtha-region (contextual)

Type: river

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A king (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārāyaṇa turns toward the assembled celestial maidens, raising a hand in gentle instruction, beginning his speech.

Characters & Entities

• Nārāyaṇa
• Tridaśāṅganās (celestial maidens)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine instruction (upadeśa) follows divine revelation; the Lord guides beings for their welfare.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this transitional verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.