Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

एवं ज्ञात्वा समं सर्वं सदेवासुरमानुषम् । सपश्वादिगुणं चैव द्रष्टव्यं त्रिदशाङ्गनाः

Transliteration

evaṃ jñātvā samaṃ sarvaṃ sadevāsuramānuṣam | sapaśvādiguṇaṃ caiva draṣṭavyaṃ tridaśāṅganāḥ

Translation

Sachant cela, considérez tout comme égal : dieux, asuras et hommes pareillement, ainsi que les êtres tels que les animaux et les autres, avec leurs qualités diverses. Ainsi devez-vous voir, ô jeunes filles célestes.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ज्ञा (धातु) त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund/absolutive)

• समम्: equally
• समम्: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd case, accusative); एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (as adverbial accusative)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd case, accusative); एकवचन

• सदेवासुरमानुषम्: together with gods, demons, and humans
• सदेवासुरमानुषम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + देव + असुर + मानुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव/उपपद-तत्पुरुष (सहितार्थे ‘स’ उपसर्गवत्: देवासुरमानुषैः सहितम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• सपश्वादिगुणम्: along with the qualities beginning with those of animals, etc.
• सपश्वादिगुणम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + पशु + आदि + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव/उपपद-तत्पुरुष (सहितार्थे ‘स’: पश्वादिगुणैः सहितम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

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

• द्रष्टव्यम्: should be seen/should be regarded
• द्रष्टव्यम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु) तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (कर्तव्यतार्थ)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन; विधेय (gerundive: ‘should be seen/considered’)

• त्रिदशाङ्गनाः: O celestial maidens
• त्रिदशाङ्गनाः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदश + अङ्गना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (त्रिदशानाम् अङ्गनाः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st case, nominative); बहुवचन; सम्बोधनार्थे (vocative sense in address)

Speaker

Unspecified deity (deva) addressing the celestial women; narrative voice attributed to Mārkaṇḍeya in this adhyāya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā tīrtha (contextual)

Type: river

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Tridaśāṅganāḥ

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A teacher addresses celestial maidens; in the background, devas, asuras, humans, and animals appear in a single harmonious procession along the riverbank, symbolizing equal vision.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Asuras
• Humans
• Tridaśāṅganāḥ (Apsarās)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Cultivate samatā—an equal vision toward all beings, beyond species and status.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse is primarily philosophical; within Revā-khaṇḍa it supports the dharmic vision associated with the Revā (Narmadā) sacred landscape rather than naming a specific tirtha here.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed; the instruction is an inner discipline of equal vision.