Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

एवमादीनि चान्यानि श्रुत्वा वाक्यानि देवराट् । वचनं तद्विधैरुक्तं विषादमगमत्परम्

Transliteration

evamādīni cānyāni śrutvā vākyāni devarāṭ | vacanaṃ tadvidhairuktaṃ viṣādamagamatparam

Translation

Entendant bien d’autres paroles de ce genre, le roi des dieux—ainsi interpellé par ceux qui parlaient de la sorte—tomba dans une profonde désolation.

Word by Word

• evamādīni: such and similar
• evamādīni: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: evam-ādi (प्रातिपदिक: एवम् + आदि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन; अव्ययीभाव-समास (एवम् आदिः येषाम् = 'such and the like')

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• anyāni: other
• anyāni: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषण (वाक्यानि)

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकाल (having heard)

• vākyāni: statements, words
• vākyāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• devarāṭ: the king of the gods (Indra)
• devarāṭ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva-rāṭ (प्रातिपदिक: देव + राट्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (देवानां राट् = king of gods)

• vacanam: a statement
• vacanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• tadvidhaiḥ: by such (persons)
• tadvidhaiḥ: Kartr/Hetu (Agent/Cause)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad-vidha (प्रातिपदिक: तद् + विध)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण/सह), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (तद्विध = of that kind)

• uktam: spoken
• uktam: Karma (Object complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु) + ta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि (spoken/said)

• viṣādam: despondency, grief
• viṣādam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• agamat: went, fell into
• agamat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• param: great, extreme
• param: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (विषादम्)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (narration continues)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra (devarāṭ) seated with devas and counselors; after hearing harsh truths, his posture collapses into deep viṣāda—downcast eyes, loosened grip on vajra, dimmed aura.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Devarāṭ)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True recognition of wrongdoing produces viṣāda (moral sorrow), which becomes the turning point toward penance and transformation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it functions as a psychological and moral pivot in the story.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it describes Indra’s reaction after hearing dharma-counsel.