Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

एवं ज्ञात्वा महादेव परया दयया विभो । सेनानीर्दीयतां कश्चित्त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतः

Transliteration

evaṃ jñātvā mahādeva parayā dayayā vibho | senānīrdīyatāṃ kaścittriṣu lokeṣu viśrutaḥ

Translation

Sachant cela, ô Mahādeva, ô Seigneur tout-puissant, par compassion suprême accorde un chef d’armée, renommé dans les trois mondes.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध-क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — ‘thus/so’

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Sambandha (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive) — ‘having known’

• महादेव: O Mahādeva
• महादेव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन — vocative address

• परया: by supreme
• परया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन — instrumental; विशेषण of ‘दयया’

• दयया: by compassion
• दयया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन — instrumental

• विभो: O Lord
• विभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन — vocative

• सेनानीः: a commander (leader of the army)
• सेनानीः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेनानी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — subject of passive/impersonal injunction

• दीयताम्: let (him) be given/appointed
• दीयताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense) — ‘let (him) be given/appointed’

• कश्चित्: someone, some (person)
• कश्चित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कश्चित् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — indefinite pronoun qualifying ‘सेनानीः’

• त्रिषु: in three
• त्रिषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (लोक-शब्दस्य), सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), बहुवचन — locative plural; numeral adjective

• लोकेषु: in the worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), बहुवचन — locative plural

• विश्रुतः: renowned
• विश्रुतः: Karta (Subject-complement/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + श्रु (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle used adjectivally); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — qualifying ‘कश्चित्/सेनानीः’

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (quoting the Devas’ appeal to Śiva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A council of devas in reverent posture petitions Mahādeva for a world-renowned commander; Śiva is serene, compassionate, and listening.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Mahādeva)
• the three worlds (tri-loka)
• the Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma is threatened, humble prayer and reliance on divine compassion become the doorway to restoration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None directly; it continues the origin narrative connected to the Narmadā tīrtha account.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A supplicatory appeal (prārthanā) to Śiva; no specific rite is detailed.