Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

मारुतात्सर्वतो दिग्भ्य ऊर्ध्वयन्त्रे तथैव च । महोरगपिशाचांश्च सिद्धविद्याधरांस्तथा

Transliteration

mārutātsarvato digbhya ūrdhvayantre tathaiva ca | mahoragapiśācāṃśca siddhavidyādharāṃstathā

Translation

Aus den Winden, aus allen Himmelsrichtungen und ebenso am oberen Mechanismus stellte er große Schlangen und Piśācas auf, ebenso die Siddhas und Vidyādharas.

Word by Word

• मारुतात्: from the wind
• मारुतात्: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन

• सर्वतः: from all sides
• सर्वतः: Adhikarana (Locative sense/स्थान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: परितोऽर्थक अव्यय (adverb: ‘on all sides’)

• दिग्भ्यः: from the directions
• दिग्भ्यः: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान) बहुवचन (Vedic/epic usage; also can function as dative/ablative plural)

• ऊर्ध्वयन्त्रे: in the upward mechanism/device
• ऊर्ध्वयन्त्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊर्ध्व + यन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; समास: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (‘upward’ + ‘device/contrivance’)

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Sambandha (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: ‘thus/so’)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• महा-उरग-पिशाचान्: great serpents and piśācas
• महा-उरग-पिशाचान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + उरग (प्रातिपदिक) + पिशाच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन; समास: द्वन्द्व (‘great serpents’ + ‘piśācas’), ‘महा’ विशेषणपूर्वपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• सिद्ध-विद्याधरान्: siddhas and vidyādharas
• सिद्ध-विद्याधरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + विद्याधर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन; समास: द्वन्द्व (‘siddhas’ + ‘vidyādharas’)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tirtha-mandala

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Around the divine chariot, winds and directions become stations; above, an ‘upper mechanism’ is populated by great serpents and piśācas, while Siddhas and Vidyādharas hover as luminous witnesses—an aerial mandala of protection and power.

Characters & Entities

• Maruts/Wind
• Mahoragas (great serpents)
• Piśācas
• Siddhas
• Vidyādharas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

All classes of beings—celestial and fearsome—are integrated into divine order, indicating Śiva’s mastery over every realm and direction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā Khaṇḍa’s sacred geography is the narrative frame; this verse emphasizes cosmic arrangement rather than a named tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated.