Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

तद्ब्रूत वत्साः किमितः प्रार्थयध्वं समागताः । किमागमनकृत्यं वो ब्रूत निःसंशयं सुराः

Transliteration

tadbrūta vatsāḥ kimitaḥ prārthayadhvaṃ samāgatāḥ | kimāgamanakṛtyaṃ vo brūta niḥsaṃśayaṃ surāḥ

Translation

অতএব বলো, বৎসগণ—তোমরা এখানে কী প্রার্থনা করতে সমবেত হয়েছ? হে সুরগণ, তোমাদের আগমনের উদ্দেশ্য নিঃসংশয়ে প্রকাশ করো।

Word by Word

• तत्: therefore/that
• तत्: Sambandha (Discourse deictic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun used adverbially (that/therefore)

• ब्रूत: tell (you all)
• ब्रूत: Kriya (Imperative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• वत्साः: dear ones, children
• वत्साः: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; संबोधनार्थे (vocative sense)

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (Object/प्रश्न)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; interrogative pronoun

• इतः: from here, hence
• इतः: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इतस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (ablatival adverb: from here/thereupon)

• प्रार्थयध्वम्: do you request/seek
• प्रार्थयध्वम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √अर्थ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन, आत्मनेपद

• समागताः: having come together, assembled
• समागताः: Karta (Predicate of addressed group)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + √गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; past participle used predicatively

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (Object/प्रश्न)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; interrogative pronoun

• आगमनकृत्यम्: the purpose of (your) coming
• आगमनकृत्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आगमन (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (आगमनस्य कृत्यम् = purpose/duty of coming)

• वः: of you / for you
• वः: Sambandha (Genitive/Dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (6/4), बहुवचन; enclitic pronoun (of you / to you)

• ब्रूत: tell
• ब्रूत: Kriya (Imperative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• निःसंशयम्: without doubt
• निःसंशयम्: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: निःसंशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्ययीभूतम् (adverbial accusative: without doubt)

• सुराः: O gods
• सुराः: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; संबोधनार्थे (vocative sense)

Speaker

Brahmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) region context

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A calm, authoritative figure addresses a gathered group of devas, palm raised in a gentle gesture of invitation; the devas stand respectfully, ready to speak their request.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In times of crisis, clear articulation of one’s dharmic need and humble petition to higher wisdom is essential.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is directly praised in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.