Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

एवं देवि महादेवि एवमेव न संशयः । ब्रह्मेन्द्रचन्द्रवरुणैः साध्यैश्च सह विष्णुना

Transliteration

evaṃ devi mahādevi evameva na saṃśayaḥ | brahmendracandravaruṇaiḥ sādhyaiśca saha viṣṇunā

Translation

Ainsi en est-il, ô Déesse, ô Grande Déesse—ainsi même, sans aucun doute—avec Brahmā, Indra, Candra, Varuṇa, les Sādhyas, et aussi Viṣṇu.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; प्रकारवाचक (thus)

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• महादेवि: O Great Goddess
• महादेवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (great goddess)

• एवम्: just so
• एवम्: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; पुनरुक्ति (emphasis)

• एव: indeed
• एव: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अवधारण (only/indeed)

• न: no/not
• न: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; वाक्ये विधेय (predicate nominal)

• ब्रह्मेन्द्रचन्द्रवरुणैः: with Brahmā, Indra, Candra, and Varuṇa
• ब्रह्मेन्द्रचन्द्रवरुणैः: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + इन्द्र + चन्द्र + वरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (by Brahmā, Indra, Candra, and Varuṇa)

• साध्यैः: with the Sādhyas
• साध्यैः: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• सह: together with
• सह: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक अव्यय/उपपद (with); तृतीयायोगे

• विष्णुना: with Viṣṇu
• विष्णुना: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra / Revā-tīra (sarva-deva-sammata)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī/Umā

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand celestial assembly above the Narmadā: Brahmā on lotus, Indra with vajra, Candra with cool halo, Varuṇa with pāśa, Sādhyas as radiant sages, Viṣṇu with śaṅkha-cakra; below, the riverbank shrine with Śiva-Umā anchoring the scene.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Devī
• Brahmā
• Indra
• Candra
• Varuṇa
• Sādhyas
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The greatness of a tīrtha is affirmed as universally recognized—even by the highest gods—removing doubt about its sanctity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Revā (Narmadā) and her riverbank setting, whose glory is endorsed by the assembly of deities.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse functions as a declaration of certainty and divine concurrence.