Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

कृत्वा तु खण्डखण्डानि स देवः परमेश्वरः । उवाच प्रहसन्वाक्यं तं दृष्ट्वा गतसाध्वसम्

Transliteration

kṛtvā tu khaṇḍakhaṇḍāni sa devaḥ parameśvaraḥ | uvāca prahasanvākyaṃ taṃ dṛṣṭvā gatasādhvasam

Translation

Dann zerbrach Parameśvara, der Gott, es in Stücke; und als er ihn nun furchtlos sah, sprach er lächelnd zu ihm.

Word by Word

• kṛtvā: having made
• kṛtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विशेष/विरोधबोधक (particle)

• khaṇḍa-khaṇḍāni: into pieces, fragments
• khaṇḍa-khaṇḍāni: Karma (कर्म/Object of kṛtvā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khaṇḍa + khaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—द्वन्द्व (पुनरुक्त/इतरेतर): खण्डानि खण्डानि

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom./1st), एकवचन

• devaḥ: the god
• devaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject, apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom./1st), एकवचन

• parameśvaraḥ: the Supreme Lord
• parameśvaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject, apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom./1st), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय: परमः ईश्वरः

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• prahasan: laughing
• prahasan: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√has (हस् धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom./1st), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणभावे (while laughing)

• vākyaṃ: words/speech
• vākyaṃ: Karma (कर्म/Object of uvāca)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc./2nd), एकवचन

• taṃ: him
• taṃ: Karma (कर्म/Object of dṛṣṭvā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc./2nd), एकवचन

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (दृश् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• gata-sādhvasam: free from fear (whose fear had departed)
• gata-sādhvasam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gata + sādhvasa (प्रातिपदिक; gam from गम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc./2nd), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (कर्मधारय/बहुव्रीहिवत् प्रयोग): गतं साध्वसं यस्य (whose fear has gone)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice, likely Sūta/Skanda-context narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Parameśvara breaks the liṅga into pieces (as a dramatic gesture), then smiles and speaks; the merchant stands relieved, fear gone, ready to receive instruction.

Characters & Entities

• Parameśvara (Śiva)
• vaṇik (merchant)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord’s corrective play (līlā) breaks false pride and fear, preparing the devotee for true instruction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Devamārga locale where the Balākeśvara liṅga narrative unfolds.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative moment highlighting divine intervention and instruction.