Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

सहसा भगवान्देवस्तु तुतोष परमेश्वरः । तथा ब्रह्मर्षयः सिद्धा ब्रह्मविष्णुपुरोगमाः

Transliteration

sahasā bhagavāndevastu tutoṣa parameśvaraḥ | tathā brahmarṣayaḥ siddhā brahmaviṣṇupurogamāḥ

Translation

Plötzlich war der Gesegnete Herr, der Höchste Gott, erfreut; und ebenso die Brahmarshis und die Siddhas – angeführt von Brahma und Vishnu.

Word by Word

• sahasā: suddenly
• sahasā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sahasā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: ‘suddenly/at once’)

• bhagavān: the Blessed Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• devaḥ: the god
• devaḥ: Karta (Apposition to bhagavān)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• tutoṣa: was pleased
• tutoṣa: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tuṣ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• parameśvaraḥ: the Supreme Lord
• parameśvaraḥ: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—परमः ईश्वरः

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Samuccaya/Anvaya (Also)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: ‘likewise/also’)

• brahmarṣayaḥ: Brahmarṣis (seer-sages)
• brahmarṣayaḥ: Karta (Co-subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman + ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः—ब्रह्मणः/ब्रह्मविदः ऋषयः

• siddhāḥ: Siddhas (perfected beings)
• siddhāḥ: Karta (Co-subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• brahma: Brahmā
• brahma: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासपूर्वपद

• viṣṇu: Viṣṇu
• viṣṇu: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासपूर्वपद

• purogamāḥ: with Brahmā and Viṣṇu in the lead
• purogamāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of brahmarṣayaḥ/siddhāḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puro + gama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—पुरोगमौ (अग्रगामिनौ) ब्रह्मविष्णू यस्य ते

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice within Revā Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Skanda-tīrtha (Revā)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhārata / nṛpasattama

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sudden theophany: the Supreme Lord (Śiva/Parameśvara) becomes pleased; Brahmā and Viṣṇu appear with Brahmarṣis and Siddhas in the sky, showering flowers over the ascetic at the riverine tīrtha.

Characters & Entities

• Parameśvara (Supreme Lord, Śiva in context)
• Brahmarṣis
• Siddhas
• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When austerity is sustained with sincerity, divine grace arises—approval from the Supreme and the community of sages follows.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse highlights the moment of divine satisfaction within the Revā Khaṇḍa setting rather than naming a new site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite is prescribed; it describes the result (tapas-phala): the Lord’s pleasure and the assent of sages and Siddhas.