Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । श्रिया कृतमिदं पूर्वं किं न ज्ञातं त्वया द्विज । अनुमान्य श्रियं देवीं यदीयं मन्यते भवान्

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | śriyā kṛtamidaṃ pūrvaṃ kiṃ na jñātaṃ tvayā dvija | anumānya śriyaṃ devīṃ yadīyaṃ manyate bhavān

Translation

Īśvara dit : «Cela fut accompli auparavant par Śrī ; ne le savais-tu pas, ô brāhmane ? C’est pourquoi rends un juste hommage à la déesse Śrī, si tu le juges convenable».

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: the Lord (Shiva)
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• श्रिया: by Shri (Lakshmi)
• श्रिया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• कृतम्: done, made
• कृतम्: Kriya (Result state/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त; कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मणि भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पूर्वम्: formerly, earlier
• पूर्वम्: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभावे)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: formerly)

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Prashna (Interrogative/प्रश्न)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• ज्ञातम्: known
• ज्ञातम्: Kriya (State/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) + क्त; ज्ञात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मणि भूतकृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (अस्ति) अध्याहृतम्

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

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

• अनुमान्य: having inferred/considered
• अनुमान्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु-मा (धातु) + ल्यप्; अनुमान्य (कृदन्त-अव्यय)
• Form: क्त्वार्थे ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund): 'having inferred/considered'

• श्रियम्: Shri, Lakshmi
• श्रियम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• देवीम्: the goddess
• देवीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; श्रियम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम् (appositional)

• यद्: which
• यद्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative)

• ईयम्: this (she)
• ईयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; देहिक-प्रयोगः (this [goddess])

• मन्यते: thinks, considers
• मन्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• भवान्: you (sir)
• भवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; आदरार्थे (honorific 'you')

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śrī-sambandha kṣetra within Revā region (implied)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhṛgu

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Īśvara gently corrects Bhṛgu: the work was already accomplished by Śrī; he instructs Bhṛgu to honor Śrī-devī appropriately.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• Bhṛgu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma requires recognizing prior divine agency and offering due honor to Śrī; sacred authority is upheld through reverence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā (Narmadā) sacred landscape is the narrative backdrop; the focus is on legitimizing a holy establishment connected with Śrī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A prescription of conduct is given: to ‘honor’ (anumānya) the goddess Śrī—i.e., respectful worship/acknowledgment.