Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

तस्या विदित्वा तं भावं स देवः पाकशासनः । गौतमं वञ्चयामास दुष्टभावेन भावितः

Transliteration

tasyā viditvā taṃ bhāvaṃ sa devaḥ pākaśāsanaḥ | gautamaṃ vañcayāmāsa duṣṭabhāvena bhāvitaḥ

Translation

Connaissant son inclination, ce dieu—Pākaśāsana (Indra)—se mit à tromper Gautama, l’esprit mû par une intention mauvaise.

Word by Word

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, षष्ठी, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• viditvā: having known
• viditvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vid (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्ययभावः (absolutive/gerund) — ‘ज्ञात्वा’

• tam: that
• tam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम-विशेषणम्

• bhāvam: state/feeling
• bhāvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• devaḥ: the god
• devaḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• pāka-śāsanaḥ: Pākaśāsana (Indra)
• pāka-śāsanaḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāka (प्रातिपदिक) + śāsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः—‘पाकस्य शासकः’ (इन्द्रः)

• gautamam: Gautama
• gautamam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gautama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• vañcayāmāsa: deceived
• vañcayāmāsa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vañc (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative) — ‘vañcayati’

• duṣṭa-bhāvena: with wicked intent
• duṣṭa-bhāvena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया, एकवचनम्; कर्मधारयः—‘दुष्टः भावः’

• bhāvitaḥ: impelled/filled (with it)
• bhāvitaḥ: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhū (धातु) → bhāvita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः (क्त), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; ‘(सः) भावितः’ = impelled/possessed (by)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic storyteller voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in the larger frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā tīrtha (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra, having read Ahalyā’s inclination, turns to active deception of Gautama; his face hardens, the aura shifts from brilliance to cunning shadow.

Characters & Entities

• Pākaśāsana (Indra)
• Gautama
• Ahalyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even divine power becomes ruinous when aligned with adharma; deceit (vañcanā) invites swift karmic consequence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No explicit tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it belongs to the Revā Khaṇḍa’s broader sacral landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is narrative and ethical in focus.