Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

मरुत्वती वसुर्ज्ञाना लम्बा भानुमती सती । संकल्पा च मुहूर्ता च साध्या विश्वावती ककुप्

Transliteration

marutvatī vasurjñānā lambā bhānumatī satī | saṃkalpā ca muhūrtā ca sādhyā viśvāvatī kakup

Translation

Marutvatī, Vasu, Jñānā, Lambā, Bhānumatī, Satī, Saṃkalpā, Muhūrtā, Sādhyā, Viśvāvatī et Kakup : tels sont les noms (des épouses).

Word by Word

• मरुत्वती: Marutvatī
• मरुत्वती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: marutvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम)

• वसुः: Vasu
• वसुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (नामरूपे), प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ज्ञाना: Jñānā
• ज्ञाना: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñānā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम)

• लम्बा: Lambā
• लम्बा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lambā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम)

• भानुमती: Bhānumatī
• भानुमती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhānumatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम)

• सती: Satī
• सती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम)

• संकल्पा: Saṃkalpā
• संकल्पा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃkalpā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• मुहूर्ता: Muhūrtā
• मुहूर्ता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muhūrtā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• साध्या: Sādhyā
• साध्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sādhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम)

• विश्वावती: Viśvāvatī
• विश्वावती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśvāvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम)

• ककुप्: Kakup
• ककुप्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kakup (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (contextual attribution within Āvantya/Revā narration)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A king

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A symbolic assembly of ten goddess-like figures, each with iconographic hints: Marutvatī with flowing wind-scarf, Vasu with jewels, Jñānā with palm-leaf/book, Lambā tall and graceful, Bhānumatī with sun-disc glow, Satī with pure white aura, Saṃkalpā holding a resolve-knot/scroll, Muhūrtā with a time-wheel, Sādhyā with serene perfection, Viśvāvatī with globe/lotus of worlds, Kakup as a guardian of directions with a compass-like emblem.

Characters & Entities

• Marutvatī
• Vasu
• Jñānā
• Lambā
• Bhānumatī
• Satī
• Saṃkalpā
• Muhūrtā
• Sādhyā
• Viśvāvatī
• Kakup
• Dharma (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Puranic dharma is transmitted through sacred lineages; naming these consorts frames the cosmic order upheld by Dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is directly praised in this naming verse; it belongs to the Revā (Narmadā) sacred narrative setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is genealogical/listing in nature.