Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचस्तथ्यं विष्णोश्च परमेष्ठिनः । सगणः सपरीवारः सह ताभ्यां सहोमया

Transliteration

etacchrutvā vacastathyaṃ viṣṇośca parameṣṭhinaḥ | sagaṇaḥ saparīvāraḥ saha tābhyāṃ sahomayā

Translation

Als er diese wahrhaftigen Worte Viṣṇus und Parameṣṭhins (Brahmās) vernahm, zog (Śiva) mit seinen Gaṇas und seinem Gefolge, zusammen mit ihnen und mit Umā.

Word by Word

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु) + tvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having heard)

• vacaḥ: speech, words
• vacaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• tathyam: true, factual
• tathyam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tathya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (vacaḥ-विशेषण)

• viṣṇoḥ: of Viṣṇu
• viṣṇoḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• parameṣṭhinaḥ: of Parameṣṭhin (Brahmā)
• parameṣṭhinaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parameṣṭhin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• sa-gaṇaḥ: with (his) attendants
• sa-gaṇaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (सह/सम्-प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सहार्थक-तत्पुरुष (with his attendants)

• sa-parīvāraḥ: with (his) retinue
• sa-parīvāraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (सह/सम्-प्रातिपदिक) + parīvāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सहार्थक-तत्पुरुष (with retinue)

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक उपसर्गसदृश (preposition-like indeclinable)

• tābhyām: with those two
• tābhyām: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), द्विवचन; सर्वनाम (with those two)

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक

• umayā: with Umā
• umayā: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: umā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

Speaker

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva rises with Umā at his side; gaṇas cluster around with drums and banners; Brahmā and Viṣṇu accompany, forming a dignified divine entourage moving toward a luminous threshold.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Viṣṇu
• Brahmā (Parameṣṭhin)
• Umā (Pārvatī)
• Śiva-gaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Cosmic order unfolds through concord among divine powers; truth-aligned counsel leads to decisive action for the welfare of worlds.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The scene remains in Kailāsa-centered divine geography; the Revā/Narmadā mahatmya continues as the larger narrative frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it narrates the divine response and procession.