Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

एवं विमृश्यमानस्य चिन्तयानस्य तिष्ठतः । ईषद्धसितया वाचा देवी वचनमब्रवीत्

Transliteration

evaṃ vimṛśyamānasya cintayānasya tiṣṭhataḥ | īṣaddhasitayā vācā devī vacanamabravīt

Translation

As he stood there, deliberating and absorbed in thought, the Goddess—speaking with a gentle, faint smile—addressed him with these words.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Adverbial (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• विमृश्यमानस्य: of (him) who was reflecting
• विमृश्यमानस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + √मृश् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शानच्), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; ‘(तस्य) विमृश्यमानस्य’ = while he was reflecting

• चिन्तयानस्य: of (him) who was thinking
• चिन्तयानस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शानच्), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सह-क्रिया (while thinking)

• तिष्ठतः: of (him) who was standing
• तिष्ठतः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; ‘standing’ (concurrent action)

• ईषत्: slightly
• ईषत्: Adverbial (परिमाण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ईषत् (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/अल्पत्ववाचक-अव्यय (slightly)

• हसितया: with a smile
• हसितया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हसित (कृदन्त, √हस्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; ‘वाचा’ इत्यस्य विशेषण—‘with a smiling (tone)’

• वाचा: with (her) speech/voice
• वाचा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• वचनम्: words/speech
• वचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kshetra (didactic locus)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A thoughtful seeker stands still, brows knit in contemplation; the Goddess appears or speaks nearby with a gentle smile, signaling benevolent revelation.

Characters & Entities

• Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine instruction arises when the seeker pauses in reflective discernment; grace meets sincere contemplation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā (Narmadā) milieu of the Revā Khaṇḍa, where the river’s sanctity is being revealed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it introduces Devī’s forthcoming teaching.