Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

ततः प्रोवाच भगवान्यमः संयमनो महान् । शृणु वाक्यमतो ब्रह्मन्यमोऽहं सर्वजन्तुषु

Transliteration

tataḥ provāca bhagavānyamaḥ saṃyamano mahān | śṛṇu vākyamato brahmanyamo'haṃ sarvajantuṣu

Translation

Alors parla le vénérable Yama, le grand Seigneur de la Maîtrise : «Ô brāhmane, écoute mes paroles : parmi tous les êtres, je suis Yama, l’ordonnateur établi».

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (adverb: then/thereupon)

• प्रोवाच: said/spoke
• प्रोवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• यमः: Yama
• यमः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; अप्पोज़िशन—भगवान्

• संयमनः: the restrainer/controller
• संयमनः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संयमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; उपाधि/विशेषणरूपेण

• महान्: great
• महान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; विशेषणम्—यमः/संयमनः

• शृणु: hear/listen
• शृणु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

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

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Sambandha (Logical/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/तस्मात्-अर्थक-अव्यय (therefore/from this)

• ब्रह्मन्: O Brahmin
• ब्रह्मन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• यमः: Yama
• यमः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• सर्व-जन्तुषु: among all beings
• सर्व-जन्तुषु: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + जन्तु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषु जन्तुषु)

Speaker

Yama

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: river

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Revā Khaṇḍa audience (unspecified)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Yama, now speaking as a dignified cosmic official, declares his role as universal regulator; the scene shifts from horror to solemn jurisprudence of the cosmos.

Characters & Entities

• Yama

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Cosmic order (dharma) includes divine governance; Yama represents restraint and the inevitability of moral law.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The larger passage culminates in the naming and praise of Kohanasve Tīrtha within the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed here; the verse frames Yama’s doctrinal authority within the narrative.