Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

नारदाय महादेवीं दर्शयस्वेह कञ्चुकिन् । अन्तःपुरचरैः सर्वैः समेतामविशङ्कितः

Transliteration

nāradāya mahādevīṃ darśayasveha kañcukin | antaḥpuracaraiḥ sarvaiḥ sametāmaviśaṅkitaḥ

Translation

«Ô kancukīn, fais paraître ici devant Nārada la Mahādevī, la grande Reine. Qu’elle vienne avec tous les serviteurs de l’intérieur, sans crainte ni soupçon.»

Word by Word

• नारदाय: to Nārada
• नारदाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• महादेवीम्: the great goddess
• महादेवीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—महती देवी (the great goddess)

• दर्शयस्व: show
• दर्शयस्व: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिजन्त

• इह: here
• इह: Desha-adhikarana (Locative sense/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• कञ्चुकिन्: O chamberlain
• कञ्चुकिन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कञ्चुकिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• अन्तःपुरचरैः: with the inner-palace attendants
• अन्तःपुरचरैः: Sahakari (Association/सहकारि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तःपुर (प्रातिपदिक) + चर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; समासः—अन्तःपुरे चराः

• सर्वैः: all
• सर्वैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying अन्तःपुरचरैः)

• समेताम्: accompanied (by all attendants)
• समेताम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + इ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle) स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘समेता’ = accompanied/come together (agreeing with महादेवीम्)

• अविशङ्कितः: unhesitating / without fear
• अविशङ्कितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + शङ्क् (धातु) + अ (नञ्/privative)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नञ्-समासार्थः—विशङ्कितः (doubtful) → अविशङ्कितः (without doubt/fear)

Speaker

Unspecified (court/palace authority addressing the kañcukin); immediate narrative context: Nārada’s arrival at the queen’s quarters

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual frame)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king instructs the chamberlain: bring the Mahādevī (queen) to meet Nārada, accompanied by all inner-palace attendants, without fear or suspicion.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Mahādevī
• Kañcukin (chamberlain)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Approach holy teachers openly and without suspicion; dharma-instruction begins with respectful, fearless hospitality.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse is narrative setup within the Revā Khaṇḍa (Narmadā/Revā region) rather than a direct tīrtha-glorification.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it prepares the scene for later discussion on vratas, dānas, and strī-dharma.