Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 118

Devanagari script

ऐन्द्रं वाह्नं च कौबेरं वायव्यं याम्यमेव च । नैरृत्यं वारुणं चैव सौम्यं सौरं तथैव च

Transliteration

aindraṃ vāhnaṃ ca kauberaṃ vāyavyaṃ yāmyameva ca | nairṛtyaṃ vāruṇaṃ caiva saumyaṃ sauraṃ tathaiva ca

Translation

Le royaume d’Indra, celui d’Agni, de Kubera, de Vāyu et de Yama ; celui de Nairṛta, de Varuṇa, ainsi que ceux de Soma et de Sūrya—

Word by Word

• ऐन्द्रम्: Indra’s (eastern)
• ऐन्द्रम्: Karman (object; ellipsis with previous verb)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aindra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; दिक्पाल-सम्बन्धि विशेषण (pertaining to Indra/east)

• वाह्नम्: Agni’s (southeastern)
• वाह्नम्: Karman (object; ellipsis)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāhna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; अग्नि-सम्बन्धि (pertaining to Agni/southeast)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• कौबेरम्: Kubera’s (northern)
• कौबेरम्: Karman (object; ellipsis)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kaubera (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; कुबेर-सम्बन्धि (north)

• वायव्यम्: Vāyu’s (northwestern)
• वायव्यम्: Karman (object; ellipsis)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāyavya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; वायु-सम्बन्धि (northwest)

• याम्यम्: Yama’s (southern)
• याम्यम्: Karman (object; ellipsis)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yāmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; यम-सम्बन्धि (southern)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha-bodhaka (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis/only/indeed)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• नैरृत्यम्: Nirṛti’s (southwestern)
• नैरृत्यम्: Karman (object; ellipsis)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nairṛtya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; निरृति-सम्बन्धि (southwest)

• वारुणम्: Varuṇa’s (western)
• वारुणम्: Karman (object; ellipsis)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāruṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; वरुण-सम्बन्धि (western)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha-bodhaka (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• सौम्यम्: Soma’s (northeastern)
• सौम्यम्: Karman (object; ellipsis)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saumya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; सोम-सम्बन्धि (northeast)

• सौरम्: Sūrya’s (solar)
• सौरम्: Karman (object; ellipsis)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; सूर्य-सम्बन्धि (solar/zenith in some lists)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus/likewise)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha-bodhaka (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Amarakaṇṭaka

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmological register showing the directional and luminary realms: Indra’s Svarga, Agni’s sphere, Kubera’s northern wealth realm, Vāyu’s airy domain, Yama’s southern judgment realm, Nirṛti’s southwest, Varuṇa’s waters, Soma’s lunar realm, and Sūrya’s solar realm—arranged like a mandala around a central sacred axis.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Agni
• Kubera
• Vāyu
• Yama
• Nairṛta
• Varuṇa
• Soma
• Sūrya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage merit is expressed cosmologically: the devotee is said to traverse exalted deva-realms.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The context remains Amarakaṇṭaka, whose merit is being explained via realm-by-realm rewards.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this is part of a cosmological enumeration tied to phalaśruti.