Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

तासां चरणविक्षेपैर्हुङ्कारोद्गारनिस्वनैः । त्रैलोक्यमेतत्सकलं विप्रदग्धं समन्ततः

Transliteration

tāsāṃ caraṇavikṣepairhuṅkārodgāranisvanaiḥ | trailokyametatsakalaṃ vipradagdhaṃ samantataḥ

Translation

Sous le martèlement de leurs pas et le rugissement de leurs huṃkāra et de leurs cris, l’ensemble des trois mondes fut brûlé de toutes parts.

Word by Word

• तासाम्: of those (women/beings)
• तासाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• चरण-विक्षेपैः: by the throwing/striking movements of (their) feet
• चरण-विक्षेपैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरण (प्रातिपदिक) + विक्षेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (चरणस्य विक्षेपः)

• हुङ्कार-उद्गार-निस्वनैः: by the sounds of roars, cries, and noise
• हुङ्कार-उद्गार-निस्वनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हुङ्कार (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्गार (प्रातिपदिक) + निस्वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; समासः इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (हुङ्कारश्च उद्गारश्च निस्वनश्च)

• त्रैलोक्यम्: the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रैलोक्य (प्रातिपदिक; त्रि + लोक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; समासः द्विगु (त्रयाणां लोकानां समाहारः)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (त्रैलोक्यम्)

• सकलम्: entire, whole
• सकलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (त्रैलोक्यम्)

• विप्रदग्धम्: burnt up, scorched
• विप्रदग्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + प्र + दह् (धातु) → विप्रदग्ध (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; विशेषणम् (त्रैलोक्यम्)

• समन्ततः: on all sides, everywhere
• समन्ततः: Desha/Adhikarana (Locative sense/देश-आधार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययम्; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Deductive (Revā Khaṇḍa narrative voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa relating the account)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A terrifying host (implied śākta/gaṇa forces) stamp the ground; shockwaves radiate; flames and heat-haze scorch the three worlds; sky darkens with dust; beings flee in panic.

Characters & Entities

• Mātṛkās (Mother-goddesses)
• Trailokya (three worlds)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine energy is overwhelming and purificatory; when unleashed, it can burn away adharma across the cosmos.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of the Revā Khaṇḍa’s larger sacred narrative frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.