Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तः स मार्कण्डः कथयामास योगवित् । ध्यात्वा सनातनं सर्वं देवदेवं महेश्वरम्

Transliteration

evamuktaḥ sa mārkaṇḍaḥ kathayāmāsa yogavit | dhyātvā sanātanaṃ sarvaṃ devadevaṃ maheśvaram

Translation

Ainsi interpellé, Mārkaṇḍa—connaisseur du Yoga—se mit à parler, après avoir médité sur Maheśvara, le Dieu des dieux, le Seigneur éternel qui est le Tout.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb of manner)

• uktaḥ: having been addressed/said to
• uktaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vac (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (past passive participle; masculine nominative singular)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine, nominative, singular)

• mārkaṇḍaḥ: Mārkaṇḍa
• mārkaṇḍaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mārkaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine, nominative, singular)

• kathayāmāsa: narrated/told
• kathayāmāsa: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kath (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परिप्रयोगः—परस्मैपदी परिपूर्णभूत (perfect, active, 3rd person singular)

• yogavit: knower of yoga
• yogavit: Karta (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga + vid (प्रातिपदिक; योगविद्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (one who knows yoga)

• dhyātvā: having meditated
• dhyātvā: Pūrvakāla (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhyai (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• sanātanam: the eternal
• sanātanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sanātana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (masculine accusative singular)

• sarvam: all, entire
• sarvam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (masculine accusative singular; qualifying implied deity)

• devadevam: God of gods
• devadevam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + deva (प्रातिपदिक; देवदेव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (deva of devas)

• maheśvaram: Maheśvara (Śiva)
• maheśvaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक; महेश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (great lord)

Speaker

Narrator (describing Mārkaṇḍeya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha (within the scene)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mārkaṇḍeya sits in meditation with matted locks, eyes half-closed; behind him a subtle vision of Maheśvara as Devadeva, serene and all-pervading, with the riverbank setting.

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Maheśvara
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic instruction is grounded in contemplation of Śiva; right teaching is presented as arising from dhyāna and yogic insight.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named; the verse serves as a devotional preface within the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dhyāna (meditation) upon Maheśvara is implied as the spiritual preparation for true discourse.