Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

एवंनामा कृतः सोऽपि परमं व्रतमास्थितः । तोषयामास देवेशमुमया सह शङ्करम्

Transliteration

evaṃnāmā kṛtaḥ so'pi paramaṃ vratamāsthitaḥ | toṣayāmāsa deveśamumayā saha śaṅkaram

Translation

So benannt, nahm auch er ein höchstes Gelübde auf sich; und durch seine strenge Observanz erfreute er Śaṅkara, den Herrn der Götter, zusammen mit Umā.

Word by Word

• एवंनामा: having such a name
• एवंनामा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय) + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—बहुव्रीहि (एवं नाम यस्य = having such a name)

• कृतः: was made/was named
• कृतः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• व्रतम्: vow/austerity
• व्रतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आस्थितः: undertook/observed
• आस्थितः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP with active sense); पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तोषयामास: pleased/satisfied
• तोषयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √तुष् (धातु) [णिच् causative: तोषय-]
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative)

• देवेशम्: Lord of the gods
• देवेशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (देवानाम् ईशः)

• उमया: with Umā
• उमया: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया, एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश (preposition-like indeclinable)

• शङ्करम्: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• शङ्करम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kailāsa (contextual)

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Meghanāda, austere and resolute, performs a supreme vow; Śiva with Umā appears pleased, bestowing a calm yet formidable grace.

Characters & Entities

• Meghanāda
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• Umā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the most powerful must seek refinement through vrata; disciplined austerity is portrayed as a direct means of gaining divine favor.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Revā (Narmadā) setting is being prepared; the tīrtha context becomes explicit in the following verses.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Undertaking a ‘parama vrata’—a supreme religious observance aimed at pleasing Śiva (with Umā).