Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

एतच्छ्रुत्वा शुभं वाक्यं पुत्रस्य वदनाच्च्युतम् । तथेत्युक्त्वा तु स्नेहेन प्रेम्णा तं परिषस्वजे

Transliteration

etacchrutvā śubhaṃ vākyaṃ putrasya vadanāccyutam | tathetyuktvā tu snehena premṇā taṃ pariṣasvaje

Translation

Hearing those auspicious words that fell from the son’s lips, he replied, “So be it,” and, out of affection and love, embraced him.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषणम् (neuter, accusative singular)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya (Adverbial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (having heard)

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (neuter accusative singular)

• वाक्यम्: speech; statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter accusative singular)

• पुत्रस्य: of the son
• पुत्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (masculine genitive singular)

• वदनात्: from (his) mouth
• वदनात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान), एकवचन (neuter ablative singular)

• च्युतम्: uttered; fallen forth
• च्युतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: च्यु (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (past passive participle; neuter accusative singular)

• तथा: so; thus
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• इति: thus (saying)
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/इति-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्ति/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Kriya (Adverbial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (having said)

• तु: then; indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोध/अन्वय (particle: but/indeed)

• स्नेहेन: with affection
• स्नेहेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन (masculine instrumental singular)

• प्रेम्णा: with love
• प्रेम्णा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रेमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन (neuter instrumental singular)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (masculine accusative singular)

• परिषस्वजे: embraced
• परिषस्वजे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + स्वज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (3rd person singular perfect, active)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator, contextually Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A tender domestic divine scene: the father figure responds ‘tathā’ and embraces the son after hearing auspicious words.

Characters & Entities

• Son (Skanda)
• Śiva (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere devotion elicits immediate divine acceptance, portrayed through blessing and embrace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader episode supports the later glorification of Skanda-tīrtha in the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative depiction of divine approval.