Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

एवं ते ब्राह्मणाः श्रुत्वा तथाग्निं प्राप्य सत्वरम् । कथयित्वा विवाहेन योजयामासुराशु वै

Transliteration

evaṃ te brāhmaṇāḥ śrutvā tathāgniṃ prāpya satvaram | kathayitvā vivāhena yojayāmāsurāśu vai

Translation

Als jene Brāhmaṇas dies hörten, näherten sie sich schnell Agni; nachdem sie die Angelegenheit übermittelt hatten, arrangierten sie unverzüglich die Hochzeit.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb: thus)

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम् (Nominative plural)

• brāhmaṇāḥ: Brahmins
• brāhmaṇāḥ: Karta (Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम् (Nominative plural)

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु) + त्वा (कृत्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययभावः (gerund); पूर्वक्रिया (having heard)

• tathā: accordingly
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb: so/accordingly)

• agnim: fire; Agni
• agnim: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Accusative singular)

• prāpya: having reached; having obtained
• prāpya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + āp (धातु) + य (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यबन्त-अव्ययभावः (gerund); पूर्वक्रिया (having obtained/reached)

• satvaram: quickly
• satvaram: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satvara (अव्ययभावे)
• Form: शीघ्रार्थक-क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb: quickly)

• kathayitvā: having told
• kathayitvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kath (धातु) + णिच् (causative) → kathay + त्वा
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययभावः (gerund); पूर्वक्रिया (having told/related)

• vivāhena: by marriage; through the wedding
• vivāhena: Karaṇa (Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vivāha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Instrumental singular)

• yojayāmāsuḥ: they arranged; they joined (in marriage)
• yojayāmāsuḥ: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yuj (धातु) + णिच् (causative) → yojay (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect); प्रथम-पुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम् (3rd pl); णिजन्त-धातोः (causative: they caused to be joined)

• āśu: swiftly
• āśu: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: āśu (अव्यय)
• Form: शीघ्रार्थक-अव्ययम् (adverb: swiftly)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages/assembly

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brāhmaṇas hurry to Agni, report the king’s vow, and quickly arrange the marriage; the scene shows purposeful movement toward the fire altar and preparations for vivāha.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas
• Agni
• Marriage (vivāha)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is carried forward through prompt, orderly action—ritual specialists facilitate sacred resolutions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The episode is part of the Māhiṣmatī sacred narrative within Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Vivāha (marriage rite) is performed/arranged, with Agni as the central divine presence.