Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

एवमस्त्विति देवेशो दत्त्वा वरमनुत्तमम् । जगामाकाशमाविश्य वन्द्यमानः सुरासुरैः

Transliteration

evamastviti deveśo dattvā varamanuttamam | jagāmākāśamāviśya vandyamānaḥ surāsuraiḥ

Translation

Diciendo: «Así sea», el Señor de los dioses otorgó la gracia insuperable y partió, entrando en el cielo, venerado por devas y asuras por igual.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (रीति/प्रकार-वाचक adverb: 'thus')

• astu: let it be
• astu: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• iti: (saying)
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उद्धरण/वाक्य-समाप्ति-सूचक particle)

• deveśaḥ: Lord of the gods
• deveśaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva-īśa (प्रातिपदिक; देव + ईश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानाम् ईशः)

• dattvā: having given
• dattvā: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (पूर्वकालिक क्रिया)

• varam: a boon
• varam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• anuttamam: unsurpassed
• anuttamam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: an-uttama (प्रातिपदिक; नञ्-समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; नञ्-तत्पुरुषः (उत्तमः न = अनुत्तमः) विशेषणम् (varam)

• jagāma: went
• jagāma: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ākāśam: to the sky
• ākāśam: Gati-karma (Goal/गति-कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ākāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• āviśya: having entered
• āviśya: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: viś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) उपसर्गः आ-; अव्ययभाव (पूर्वकालिक क्रिया)

• vandyamānaḥ: being worshipped
• vandyamānaḥ: Karta (Subject-participle/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vand (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि कृदन्तः (शानच्/मान), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगः (being praised/worshipped)

• sura-asuraiḥ: by gods and demons
• sura-asuraiḥ: Karana (Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura + asura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, titled Devēśa, raises a hand in boon-giving gesture; then ascends into the sky. Devas and asuras stand on either side with añjali, showering flowers.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Deveśa)
• Suras (Devas)
• Asuras

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s sovereignty is universal—revered by opposing cosmic forces—affirming that divine authority transcends faction and conflict.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indirectly, the episode sets up the sanctity of the later-described Revā tīrtha where Śiva is installed and worshipped.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it concludes the boon-bestowal and transitions to the establishment of Śaṅkara at the site.