Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 13
Devanagari script
विवर्णा निष्प्रभा जाता नारदेन विमोहिताः
Transliteration
vivarṇā niṣprabhā jātā nāradena vimohitāḥ
Translation
Trompés par Nārada, ils devinrent pâles et privés d’éclat.
Word by Word
विवर्णाःdiscolored, pale
विवर्णाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootवि + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्
निष्प्रभाःlusterless, without radiance
निष्प्रभाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootनिस् + प्रभा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्
जाताःbecame, having become
जाताः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Root√जन् (धातु) → जात (कृदन्त, क्त)
Formभूतकालिक-कर्तरि कृदन्तः (past participle, active sense); पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्
नारदेनby Nārada
नारदेन:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootनारद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental), एकवचनम्
विमोहिताःdeluded, bewildered
विमोहिताः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootवि + √मुह् (धातु) → विमोहित (कृदन्त, क्त)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्
Speaker
Narrator
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A group of beings, faces drained of color and aura, stand bewildered as sage Nārada—vīṇā in hand—looks on, the air charged with subtle māyā.
Characters & Entities
N
NāradaW
Women (implied)FAQs
Inner delusion manifests outwardly; when the mind is bewildered, one’s radiance and steadiness diminish.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it is a psychological/narrative description within Revā Khaṇḍa.
None; it reports the effect of bewilderment rather than prescribing a rite.