Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

रेणुकासहितः श्रीमान्सर्वभूताभयप्रदः । तस्य पुत्रोऽभवद्रामः साक्षान्नारायणः प्रभुः

Transliteration

reṇukāsahitaḥ śrīmānsarvabhūtābhayapradaḥ | tasya putro'bhavadrāmaḥ sākṣānnārāyaṇaḥ prabhuḥ

Translation

Dort, mit Reṇukā an seiner Seite, hatte jener erhabene Weise — ein Beschützer, der allen Wesen Furchtlosigkeit schenkt — einen Sohn: Rāma, den Herrn selbst, Nārāyaṇa in Person.

Word by Word

• रेणुकासहितः: accompanied by Reṇukā
• रेणुकासहितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रेणुका + सहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—रेणुकया सहितः (तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः)

• श्रीमान्: illustrious
• श्रीमान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त

• सर्वभूताभयप्रदः: giver of fearlessness to all beings
• सर्वभूताभयप्रदः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + भूत + अभय + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—सर्वभूत-अभय-प्रद (तत्पुरुषः)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अभवत्: became, was born
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

• रामः: Rāma
• रामः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• साक्षात्: directly, in person
• साक्षात्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), अर्थे—प्रत्यक्षम्/स्वयम्

• नारायणः: Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणः: Samanaadhikarana (Apposition/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रभुः: lord
• प्रभुः: Samanaadhikarana (Apposition/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Jamadagni-āśrama at Bhṛgukaccha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Jamadagni seated with Reṇukā beside him in an āśrama; a child (Rāma/Paraśurāma) shown with a subtle divine aura—suggesting Nārāyaṇa’s presence—while forest creatures appear unafraid, reinforcing ‘sarvabhūtābhayaprada’.

Characters & Entities

• Reṇukā
• Jamadagni (implied)
• Rāma (Paraśurāma)
• Nārāyaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇa frames Paraśurāma’s birth as a divine descent (Nārāyaṇa) meant to uphold dharma and protect beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the āśrama context (connected to Bhṛgukaccha) rather than naming a new tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.