Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । पुरा मया यथा प्रोक्तं तत्तथा न तदन्यथा । क्रोधस्थानमसंदेहं तथान्यदपि तच्छृणु

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | purā mayā yathā proktaṃ tattathā na tadanyathā | krodhasthānamasaṃdehaṃ tathānyadapi tacchṛṇu

Translation

Īśvara dit : «Comme Je l’ai proclamé jadis, ainsi en est-il, et jamais autrement. Ce lieu est, sans aucun doute, le Siège de la Colère ; et écoute encore une autre chose à son sujet.»

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: Īśvara
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Speech act/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Agent-instrumental/कर्तृ-तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• यथा: as
• यथा: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/उपमानवाचक-अव्यय (as/just as)

• प्रोक्तम्: said
• प्रोक्तम्: Karma/Predicate-noun (That which was said/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (said/declared)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तथा: so/thus
• तथा: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (thus/so)

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

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अन्यथा: otherwise
• अन्यथा: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (otherwise)

• क्रोधस्थानम्: the seat of anger
• क्रोधस्थानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोध + स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (क्रोधस्य स्थानम्)

• असंदेहम्: undoubtedly
• असंदेहम्: Sambandha (Adverbial qualifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अ + संदेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगेण क्रियाविशेषणम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; अर्थः ‘निःसन्देहम्’ (undoubtedly)

• तथा: thus/also
• तथा: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (thus/also)

• अन्यत्: another (thing)
• अन्यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपवादार्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• शृणु: hear/listen
• शृणु: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Krodha-sthāna (as stated)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhṛgu

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Īśvara speaks with firm certainty, indicating a marked spot on the riverbank—perhaps a dark stone, a small shrine, or a boundary line—signifying ‘Krodha-sthāna’; the atmosphere is potent but controlled.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Krodhasthāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord’s word about a sacred site is definitive; the power and identity of a tīrtha are to be received with faith and attentiveness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A locale identified as “Krodhasthāna” within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s sacred geography, later connected with Koṭitīrtha/Bhṛgukṣetra in this passage sequence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed in this verse; it introduces further teaching about the site.