Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 89

Devanagari script

गायत्री वेदवदने पार्वती शिवसन्निधौ । देवलोके तथेन्द्राणी ब्रह्मास्ये तु सरस्वती

Transliteration

gāyatrī vedavadane pārvatī śivasannidhau | devaloke tathendrāṇī brahmāsye tu sarasvatī

Translation

À Vedavadana, on la nomme Gāyatrī ; dans la présence même de Śiva, elle est Pārvatī. Dans le monde des dieux, elle est Indrāṇī ; et sur la bouche de Brahmā, elle est Sarasvatī.

Word by Word

• gāyatrī: Gāyatrī (name)
• gāyatrī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gāyatrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• vedavadane: at Vedavadana
• vedavadane: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veda-vadana (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वेदस्य वदनम्)

• pārvatī: Pārvatī (name)
• pārvatī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• śivasannidhau: in Śiva's presence
• śivasannidhau: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva-sannidhi (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य सन्निधिः)

• devaloke: in Devaloka (heaven)
• devaloke: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devaloka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; connector

• indrāṇī: Indrāṇī (name)
• indrāṇī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indrāṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• brahmāsye: at Brahmā's mouth/face
• brahmāsye: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahma-asya (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मणः आस्यम्)

• tu: indeed/and
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• sarasvatī: Sarasvatī (name)
• sarasvatī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarasvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (deduced from the adjoining verses emphasizing recitation ‘in Śiva’s presence’)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vedavadana (as Gāyatrī-kṣetra); Śiva-sannidhi (Pārvatī); Devaloka (Indrāṇī); Brahmāsya (Sarasvatī)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage audience / ṛṣi interlocutors

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A fourfold theological tableau: at Vedavadana, Devī Gāyatrī with five faces/ten arms (iconographic option) radiating Vedic meters; beside Śiva, Devī Pārvatī in intimate yet austere presence; in Devaloka, Devī Indrāṇī enthroned with Indra’s regalia; at Brahmā’s mouth, Devī Sarasvatī emerging as luminous speech with vīṇā and manuscript.

Characters & Entities

• Gāyatrī
• Vedavadana
• Pārvatī
• Śiva
• Devaloka
• Indrāṇī (Śacī)
• Brahmā
• Sarasvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Goddess is one, yet her functions—mantra, power, sovereignty, and speech—appear through distinct sacred contexts.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vedavadana and Śiva-sannidhi are highlighted, alongside cosmic ‘sites’ like Devaloka and Brahmā’s seat of speech.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated; it supports the practice of tīrtha-nāma remembrance and devotion to Devī in Śiva’s sphere.