Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 56

Devanagari script

लक्ष्मीर्भर्त्रा च संयुक्ताभवत्तत्कृतवान्प्रभुः । ब्रह्मणो जुह्वतो वह्निं यावद्देशस्थितैः सुरैः

Transliteration

lakṣmīrbhartrā ca saṃyuktābhavattatkṛtavānprabhuḥ | brahmaṇo juhvato vahniṃ yāvaddeśasthitaiḥ suraiḥ

Translation

Par cet acte, le Seigneur accomplit son dessein : Lakṣmī fut unie à son époux. Et tandis que Brahmā versait les oblations, le feu sacré fut servi et contemplé par les dieux établis dans toute la contrée.

Word by Word

• लक्ष्मीः: Lakṣmī
• लक्ष्मीः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भर्त्रा: with (her) husband
• भर्त्रा: Karana (Instrument/सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन (instrumental singular)

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

• संयुक्ता: joined, united
• संयुक्ता: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam + yuj (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• अभवत्: became / was
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन; निर्देश-सर्वनाम

• कृतवान्: having done / performed
• कृतवान्: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु) + kta-vat (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्तवत्-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (perfective active participle), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रभुः: the Lord
• प्रभुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (genitive singular)

• जुह्वतः: while (he) was offering
• जुह्वतः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: hu (धातु) + śatṛ (कृदन्त)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी, एकवचन; ‘जुह्वत्’ (offering)

• वह्निम्: fire
• वह्निम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vahni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• यावत्: as far as / up to
• यावत्: Kriya-vishesana (Extent/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय/सम्बन्ध-शब्द)
• Form: परिमाण/अवधि-वाचक अव्यय (as far as / up to the extent)

• देशस्थितैः: by those stationed in the region
• देशस्थितैः: Karana (Instrument/सहकारक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: deśa-sthita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (देशे स्थिताः)

• सुरैः: by the gods
• सुरैः: Karana (Instrument/सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया, बहुवचन

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-yajña-sthāna (unspecified)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: rājaśārdūla (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the blazing altar, Brahmā offers oblations; the fire rises radiant. In a divine tableau, Lakṣmī is shown united with her consort (iconographically Viṣṇu), while devas across the landscape witness the sacred flame’s reach.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmī
• Her consort (Śrīpati/Vişṇu implied)
• Prabhu (Lord)
• Brahmā
• Vahni (sacrificial fire)
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred rites are depicted as restoring divine harmony—yajña becomes a cosmic act that re-establishes auspicious order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The unnamed region within Revā-khaṇḍa is sanctified as a land attended by gods during Brahmā’s oblations.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Reference to Brahmā performing homa (offering oblations) into the sacrificial fire (vahni).