Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

ततस्तुतोष भगवान्देवदेवो महेश्वरः । उवाच दानवं काले मेघगम्भीरया गिरा

Transliteration

tatastutoṣa bhagavāndevadevo maheśvaraḥ | uvāca dānavaṃ kāle meghagambhīrayā girā

Translation

Da wurde der erhabene Herr—Maheshvara, der Gott der Götter—zufrieden. Zur rechten Zeit sprach er zum Dānava mit einer Stimme, tief wie donnernde Wolken.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• तुतोष: was pleased
• तुतोष: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देवदेवः: God of gods
• देवदेवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानां देवः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महेश्वरः: Mahēśvara
• महेश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (पूर्वपद) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• दानवम्: to the Dānava (demon)
• दानवम्: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• काले: at the time
• काले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• मेघगम्भीरया: with cloud-deep (voice)
• मेघगम्भीरया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मेघ (प्रातिपदिक) + गम्भीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (गिरा इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• गिरा: with a voice/speech
• गिरा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; transition into Śiva’s speech)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā/Narmadā (contextual)

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After long austerity, the atmosphere shifts: Mahādeva is pleased; a thundercloud-deep divine voice resounds, addressing the Dānava devotee at the destined moment.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara (Śiva)
• Dānava (Kambu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When austerity and worship mature, divine response comes ‘in due time’—grace follows perseverance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Implicitly the Narmadā-tīrtha context continues, where the tapas was performed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite is prescribed here; it marks the fruition of prior worship as Śiva grants audience and speech.