Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

शम्भुना च यदाख्यातं गिरिजायाः ससम्भ्रमम् । तत्सर्वमेकचित्तेन रुद्रोद्गीतं श्रुतं मया

Transliteration

śambhunā ca yadākhyātaṃ girijāyāḥ sasambhramam | tatsarvamekacittena rudrodgītaṃ śrutaṃ mayā

Translation

Und alles, was Śambhu Girijā mit ehrfürchtiger Anteilnahme verkündete—alles, von Rudra gesungen—habe ich mit einem einzigen, unzerstreuten Geist vernommen.

Word by Word

• शम्भुना: by Śambhu
• शम्भुना: Karta (Agent; speaker of narration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• यत्: whatever/that which
• यत्: Viśeṣaṇa (Relativizer)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम

• आख्यातम्: told; narrated
• आख्यातम्: Karma (Object; ‘told’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-ख्या (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (told/declared)

• गिरिजायाः: to/of Girijā (Pārvatī)
• गिरिजायाः: Sampradāna/Sambandha (Recipient/Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• ससम्भ्रमम्: with agitation/with excitement
• ससम्भ्रमम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स + सम्भ्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (adverbial)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Viśeṣya (Correlative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; निर्देश-सर्वनाम

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• एकचित्तेन: with single-minded attention
• एकचित्तेन: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एक + चित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; तृतीया-एकवचन-आकारेण अव्ययवत् (adverbial: ‘with one-pointed mind’)

• रुद्रोद्गीतम्: sung/uttered by Rudra
• रुद्रोद्गीतम्: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुद्र + उद्गीत (कृदन्त; उद्-गै धातु + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रुद्रेण उद्गीतम्/रुद्रस्य उद्गीतम्)

• श्रुतम्: heard
• श्रुतम्: Karma (Object; ‘heard’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रुत (कृदन्त; श्रु धातु + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (Experiencer/Agent of hearing)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ravītīrtha

Type: tirtha

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pāṇḍava (narrative addressee in the immediate passage)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close focus on the act of listening: the narrator with folded hands, eyes steady, as Śiva speaks to Pārvatī; the atmosphere is hushed and concentrated.

Characters & Entities

• Śambhu (Śiva)
• Rudra
• Girijā (Pārvatī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

One-pointed listening to divine instruction is upheld as the proper method for receiving and preserving dharmic knowledge.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse supports the authority of the forthcoming Ravitīrtha teaching rather than naming the site anew.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No external ritual; it prescribes an inner discipline—ekāgratā (single-minded attention) during śravaṇa.