Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

फले हुताशनं देवं ज्वलन्तं सर्वतोमुखम् । सुपर्णं पुङ्खयोर्मध्ये जवे वायुं प्रकल्प्य च

Transliteration

phale hutāśanaṃ devaṃ jvalantaṃ sarvatomukham | suparṇaṃ puṅkhayormadhye jave vāyuṃ prakalpya ca

Translation

Il établit Hutāśana, le dieu Feu flamboyant aux visages tournés vers toutes les directions, comme la pointe de la flèche; il plaça Suparṇa (Garuḍa) entre les plumes; et fixa Vāyu (le Vent) pour en être l’élan.

Word by Word

• phale: in/on the tip (arrowhead)
• phale: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• hutāśanam: Agni (fire)
• hutāśanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: huta+āśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (हुतं अश्नाति इति) = अग्निः

• devam: the god
• devam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; hutāśanam इत्यस्य अपि विशेष्य

• jvalantam: blazing
• jvalantam: Visheshana (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jval (ज्वल् धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• sarvatomukham: facing in all directions
• sarvatomukham: Visheshana (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarvatas+mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सर्वतः मुखं यस्य)

• suparṇam: Suparṇa (Garuḍa)
• suparṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su+parṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (सुन्दराणि पर्णानि यस्य) = गरुडः

• puṅkhayoḥ: of the two feathers/fletchings
• puṅkhayoḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṅkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), द्विवचन; 'of the two fletchings'

• madhye: in the middle
• madhye: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• jave: in the speed/impetus
• jave: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: java (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• vāyum: Vāyu (wind)
• vāyum: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• prakalpya: having assigned/placed
• prakalpya: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra+kalp (कल्प् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-रूप (absolutive/gerund) = having arranged/assigned

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā tīrthas (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣi audience/pilgrims (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A blazing arrow: Agni as the incandescent tip with many faces, Garuḍa as the central stabilizing plume, and Vāyu visualized as streaming speed-lines around the missile.

Characters & Entities

• Hutāśana (Agni)
• Suparṇa (Garuḍa)
• Vāyu
• Śiva (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic symbolism teaches that the elements and divine beings serve dharma when consecrated to a righteous purpose.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed; the verse depicts a divine ‘assignment’ of cosmic forces through sacred intention.