Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

वरुणोऽनन्तरं प्राह प्रणम्य तु महेश्वरम् । क्रीडेयं वारुणे लोके यादोगणसमन्वितः

Transliteration

varuṇo'nantaraṃ prāha praṇamya tu maheśvaram | krīḍeyaṃ vāruṇe loke yādogaṇasamanvitaḥ

Translation

Darauf sprach Varuṇa, nachdem er sich vor Maheśvara verneigt hatte: „Möge ich in meiner eigenen Varuṇa-Welt weilen und spielen, umgeben von den Scharen der Wasserwesen.“

Word by Word

• वरुणः: Varuṇa
• वरुणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अनन्तरम्: afterwards
• अनन्तरम्: Kala-adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत्)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb: ‘afterwards/next’)

• प्राह: said
• प्राह: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• प्रणम्य: having bowed
• प्रणम्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), उपसर्ग: प्र-

• तु: indeed / and
• तु: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; अवधारण/विरोधार्थक

• महेश्वरम्: Mahēśvara
• महेश्वरम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (महा + ईश्वरः)

• क्रीडेयम्: may I sport / play
• क्रीडेयम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रीड् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• वारुणे: in Varuṇa’s
• वारुणे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वारुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (वरुणसम्बन्धि)

• लोके: world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यादोगणसमन्वितः: accompanied by hosts of aquatic beings
• यादोगणसमन्वितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यादस् + गण + समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक; समन्वि √इ)
• Form: समास: (यादोगणेन समन्वितः) तृतीया-तत्पुरुष; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice) reporting Varuṇa’s request to Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha (contextual)

Type: tirtha

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Purāṇa audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Varuṇa, crowned and holding a pāśa, bows to Śiva-Umā; behind him a shimmering aquatic court with makara, fish, nāgas, and yādogaṇas swirling like a living mandala.

Characters & Entities

• Varuṇa
• Maheśvara (Śiva)
• Vāruṇa-loka
• Yādogaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the Lokapālas seek their rightful station through humility and devotion to Maheśvara, acknowledging Śiva as the supreme granter of order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse is within the Revā Khaṇḍa (Narmadā/Revā sacred region), though the specific tīrtha is not named in this single shloka.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it records Varuṇa’s prayer/request (prārthanā) after bowing.