Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा स देवेशो देव्या सह जगत्पतिः । पितामहं समाश्वास्य तत्रैवान्तरधीयत

Transliteration

evamuktvā sa deveśo devyā saha jagatpatiḥ | pitāmahaṃ samāśvāsya tatraivāntaradhīyata

Translation

Ayant ainsi parlé, le Seigneur des dieux—Maître de l’univers—avec la Déesse, réconforta Pitāmaha (Brahmā) et disparut en ce lieu même.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: thus)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive): ‘having said’

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देवेशः: Lord of the gods
• देवेशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + ईश (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘देवानाम् ईशः’)

• देव्या: with the goddess
• देव्या: Sahakaraka (सह/साकं)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakaraka (सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable)

• जगत्पतिः: lord of the world
• जगत्पतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + पति (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘जगतः पति:’)

• पितामहम्: the grandsire (Brahmā)
• पितामहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समाश्वास्य: having consoled
• समाश्वास्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्वस् (धातु) + सम् + आ (उपसर्ग)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वा-समकक्ष अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): ‘having consoled/comforted’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb: there)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय

• अन्तर्धीयत: disappeared/vanished
• अन्तर्धीयत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √धा (धातु) + अन्तर् (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Theophany-spot in Revā-khaṇḍa (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, Lord of gods, with Devī at his side, comforts Brahmā and then disappears at that very place; Brahmā remains steadied, hands folded, in the afterglow of the vision.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Devī (Pārvatī)
• Brahmā (Pitāmaha)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord reassures devotees and restores courage, then withdraws—teaching reliance on dharma and remembrance rather than constant visible signs.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader frame is the Revā (Narmadā) sacred geography, but this verse itself does not name a particular tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it narrates consolation (āśvāsa) and divine antaradhāna (disappearance).