Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

वर्तमानासु सर्वत्र तथा धर्मकथासु च । श्रूयमाणे तथा शब्दे जनैरुक्ते त्वहर्निशम्

Transliteration

vartamānāsu sarvatra tathā dharmakathāsu ca | śrūyamāṇe tathā śabde janairukte tvaharniśam

Translation

আর সর্বত্র যখন ধর্মকথা চলছিল; এবং লোকেদের দ্বারা দিনরাত উচ্চারিত সেই বাক্যসমূহও শ্রুত হচ্ছিল—

Word by Word

• vartamānāsu: while occurring/going on
• vartamānāsu: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vartamānā (कृदन्त; √vṛt धातु)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine); वर्तमान-कृदन्त (Present participle)

• sarvatra: everywhere
• sarvatra: Desha-adhikarana (Locative sense/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• tathā: likewise/also
• tathā: Sambandha (Discourse adverb/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: ‘thus/likewise’)

• dharmakathāsu: in discourses on dharma
• dharmakathāsu: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + kathā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘धर्मस्य कथा’); सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• śrūyamāṇe: while being heard
• śrūyamāṇe: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrūyamāna (कृदन्त; √śru धातु)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); कर्मणि वर्तमान-कृदन्त (Present passive participle: ‘being heard’)

• tathā: also
• tathā: Sambandha (Discourse adverb/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्त-समुच्चय (reiterative ‘also’)

• śabde: in the sound/utterance
• śabde: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śabda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• janaiḥ: by people
• janaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• ukte: when (it was) spoken
• ukte: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ukta (कृदन्त; √vac धातु)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle: ‘said/uttered’)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• aharniśam: day and night
• aharniśam: Kala-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aharniśam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time: ‘day and night’)

Speaker

Sūta

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Janamejaya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Within the yajña enclosure, groups of people and sages converse on dharma; listeners sit attentively day and night; the air is filled with recited words and murmured teachings.

Characters & Entities

• Dharma-kathā (Dharma discourse)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A life immersed in Dharma-kathā and attentive hearing sanctifies the mind and prepares one for receiving tīrtha-mahātmya teachings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None explicitly; it emphasizes the atmosphere of Dharma discourse that precedes detailed praise of Revā/Narmadā tīrthas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal prescription; it highlights continual sacred speech and listening (śravaṇa) as a devotional discipline.