Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तः सुरैः सर्वैः केशवः परमेश्वरः । वाराहं रूपमास्थाय सर्वयज्ञमयं विभुः

Transliteration

evamuktaḥ suraiḥ sarvaiḥ keśavaḥ parameśvaraḥ | vārāhaṃ rūpamāsthāya sarvayajñamayaṃ vibhuḥ

Translation

Ainsi sollicité par tous les dieux, Keśava —le Seigneur suprême— prit la forme de Varāha, le Sanglier, Lui l’Omniprésent qui est l’essence de tout sacrifice.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (manner adverb)

• uktaḥ: having been addressed
• uktaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• suraiḥ: by the gods
• suraiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• sarvaiḥ: by all
• sarvaiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘सुरैः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• keśavaḥ: Keśava
• keśavaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: keśava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• parameśvaraḥ: the Supreme Lord
• parameśvaraḥ: Apposition (समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• vārāham: boar (as)
• vārāham: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vārāha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘रूपम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• rūpam: form
• rūpam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• āsthāya: having assumed
• āsthāya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā + sthā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘आस्थाय’ = having assumed

• sarvayajñamayam: consisting of all sacrifices
• sarvayajñamayam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + yajña + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (विभुम्) इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• vibhum: the mighty one
• vibhum: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (आस्थाय) इत्यस्य कर्म-सम्बन्धः (having assumed ... [as] the mighty one)

Speaker

Purāṇic narrator (contextual)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Audience of the Purāṇa (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Keśava, the Supreme Lord, suddenly assumes the colossal Varāha form—divine boar radiating sacrificial potency—before the astonished devas.

Characters & Entities

• Keśava (Viṣṇu)
• Parameśvara
• Varāha
• Sura (Devas)
• Yajña

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord’s protective descent (avatāra) is not separate from dharma: the same Divine is also the inner reality of yajña and sacred order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The chapter’s setting is the Revā (Narmadā) sacred landscape, where Varāha manifestations are later localized as tīrthas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; the verse identifies Varāha with the principle of yajña, supporting a ritual-theological reading of pilgrimage and worship.