Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

देवो मार्गे पुनस्तत्र भ्रमते च यदृच्छया । विक्रीणाति बलाकारो दृष्ट्वा चोक्तो हरेण तु

Transliteration

devo mārge punastatra bhramate ca yadṛcchayā | vikrīṇāti balākāro dṛṣṭvā cokto hareṇa tu

Translation

De nuevo allí, el Deva vagaba por el camino al azar. Al verlo, uno de forma taurina estaba vendiendo, y Hara (Śiva) le dirigió la palabra.

Word by Word

• devaḥ: the god
• devaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• mārge: on the road
• mārge: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mārga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• bhramate: wanders/roams
• bhramate: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhram (भ्रम् धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• yadṛcchayā: by chance
• yadṛcchayā: Hetu/Karaṇa (हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yadṛcchā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• vikrīṇāti: sells
• vikrīṇāti: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi√krī (क्री धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• balākāraḥ: the one having the form of a crane (Balāka-form)
• balākāraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: balā + ākāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध): बलायाः आकारः

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (दृश् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (having seen)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• uktaḥ: was spoken/addressed
• uktaḥ: Karma (कर्म/Patient)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom./1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• hareṇa: by Hari
• hareṇa: Karta (कर्ता/Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विरोध/विशेषबोधक निपात (particle: but/indeed)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (Narmadā region)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dusty pilgrimage road near the Revā; a wandering deva meets a bull-like figure engaged in selling goods; Śiva (Hara) addresses him, hinting at a test.

Characters & Entities

• Hara (Śiva)
• Deva
• Bala-ākāra (bull-like figure)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace often appears through ordinary encounters; a simple meeting can become the doorway to service (sevā) and merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The immediate verse is transitional; it supports the Kantheśvara-linked narrative within the Revā Khaṇḍa sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription yet; the next verse introduces a service request involving carrying a liṅga.