Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 99

Devanagari script

त्वं क्षितिर्वरुणश्चैव पवनस्त्वं हुताशनः । त्वं दीक्षा यजमानश्च आकाशं सोम एव च

Transliteration

tvaṃ kṣitirvaruṇaścaiva pavanastvaṃ hutāśanaḥ | tvaṃ dīkṣā yajamānaśca ākāśaṃ soma eva ca

Translation

Du bist die Erde; du bist Varuṇa; du bist der Wind; du bist das Feuer. Du bist die Dīkṣā (Weihe) und der Opfernde; du bist der Himmel, und du bist auch Soma.

Word by Word

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Sambodhana/Pratipādya (Addressed entity)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, उत्तमपुरुषार्थे (2nd person pronoun), एकवचन, प्रथमा (Nominative)

• क्षितिः: earth
• क्षितिः: Pratipādya (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (Nominative)

• वरुणः: Varuṇa
• वरुणः: Pratipādya (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (Nominative)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

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

• पवनः: wind
• पवनः: Pratipādya (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (Nominative)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Sambodhana/Pratipādya (Addressed entity)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, एकवचन, प्रथमा (Nominative)

• हुताशनः: fire (the eater of offerings)
• हुताशनः: Pratipādya (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हुत + अशन् (धातु) → हुताशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (Nominative); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (हुतं अश्नाति इति)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Sambodhana/Pratipādya (Addressed entity)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, एकवचन, प्रथमा (Nominative)

• दीक्षा: consecration/ritual initiation
• दीक्षा: Pratipādya (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीक्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (Nominative)

• यजमानः: sacrificer
• यजमानः: Pratipādya (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यजमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (Nominative)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• आकाशम्: sky/space
• आकाशम्: Pratipādya (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.); अत्र प्रथमा-रूपेण विधेय (predicate)

• सोमः: Soma (moon/nectar deity)
• सोमः: Pratipādya (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (Nominative)

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

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

Speaker

A devotee/narratorial voice within Revā Khaṇḍa (stuti-context; precise speaker not stated in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bāṇa’s hymn visualized as a cosmic Śiva: the five elements and Vedic sacrificial emblems (dīkṣā, yajamāna, soma) radiate from the deity; the river Revā suggested in the foreground as a sacred setting.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Varuṇa
• Agni (Hutāśana)
• Soma
• Pavana
• Ākāśa
• Yajña

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord is immanent in nature and ritual alike—elements, gods, and the sacrifice itself are expressions of the one divine reality.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named; it is a cosmic-theological praise within the Revā Khaṇḍa setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Yajña vocabulary appears (dīkṣā, yajamāna), but no specific sacrificial procedure is prescribed in this verse.