Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

मम प्रियंकरं दिव्यं नृत्यगीतं भविष्यति । कलिं च पश्यसे नित्यं देवदानवकिन्नरैः

Transliteration

mama priyaṃkaraṃ divyaṃ nṛtyagītaṃ bhaviṣyati | kaliṃ ca paśyase nityaṃ devadānavakinnaraiḥ

Translation

„Göttlicher Tanz und Gesang, Mir lieb und wohlgefällig, werden entstehen. Und du wirst stets Kali, das personifizierte Zeitalter des Streits, schauen—unter Devas, Dānavas und Kinnaras.“

Word by Word

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• प्रियंकरम्: pleasing
• प्रियंकरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक) + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘प्रियंकर’ = pleasing; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषार्थे (that which makes dear/pleases)

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘नृत्यगीत’ इति विशेषण

• नृत्यगीतम्: dance and song
• नृत्यगीतम्: Karta/Pratipadyam (Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + गीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (dance and song)

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• कलिम्: Kali (age/personified)
• कलिम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

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

• पश्यसे: you see
• पश्यसे: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-viseshana (Temporal adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषण; कालवाचक (adverb of time: always)

• देवदानवकिन्नरैः: by/with gods, demons, and kinnaras
• देवदानवकिन्नरैः: Sahakari/Karana (Accompaniment/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + दानव (प्रातिपदिक) + किन्नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः

Speaker

Śiva (contextual deduction)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nārada

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A prophetic tableau: celestial performers and beings gather; Śiva’s pleasure in dance and song is shown, while the dark figure of Kali is visible among diverse classes of beings, observed by Nārada.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Nārada
• Kali
• Devas
• Dānavas
• Kinnaras

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even in the age of Kali, divine arts offered in devotion remain pleasing to the Lord and sustain dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse occurs within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative stream that exalts Revā/Narmadā-associated tīrthas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed here; it highlights devotional nṛtya-gīta (sacred performance).