Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

हंसकारण्डवाकीर्णं चक्रवाकोपशोभितम् । ततो दृष्ट्वा स राजेन्द्रः सम्प्रहृष्टतनूरुहः

Transliteration

haṃsakāraṇḍavākīrṇaṃ cakravākopaśobhitam | tato dṛṣṭvā sa rājendraḥ samprahṛṣṭatanūruhaḥ

Translation

Il était rempli de cygnes et de canards kāraṇḍava, embelli par les oiseaux cakravāka ; en le voyant, le seigneur des rois tressaillit de joie, le poil hérissé.

Word by Word

• हंसकारण्डवाकीर्णम्: filled with swans and kāraṇḍava ducks
• हंसकारण्डवाकीर्णम्: Karma (Qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हंस (प्रातिपदिक) + कारण्डव (प्रातिपदिक) + आकीर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (हंसकारण्डवैः आकीर्णम् = filled with swans and kāraṇḍavas)

• चक्रवाकोपशोभितम्: beautified by cakravāka birds
• चक्रवाकोपशोभितम्: Karma (Qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चक्रवाक (प्रातिपदिक) + उपशोभित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (चक्रवाकैः उपशोभितम् = beautified by cakravāka birds)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Sequence/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (then/from there)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya (Gerundial action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकाले कृत्य (having seen)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• राजेन्द्रः: king-lord (best of kings)
• राजेन्द्रः: Apposition (Epithet/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (राजा एव इन्द्रः = king of kings)

• सम्प्रहृष्टतनूरुहः: with hairs bristling in delight
• सम्प्रहृष्टतनूरुहः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + प्र + हृष् (धातु) + तनूरुह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (सम्प्रहृष्टाः तनूरुहाः यस्य = whose body-hairs stood on end with joy)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Unnamed divya-saras (same as v.53.18)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Frame listener not specified here

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The lake surface is alive with white swans and ducks; pairs of cakravāka birds glide near lotus clusters. The king stands at the shore, eyes widened, goosebumps visible, hands slightly raised in reverent astonishment.

Characters & Entities

• Citrasena
• haṃsa (swans)
• kāraṇḍava
• cakravāka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places announce themselves through beauty and auspicious signs, awakening devotion and reverence in the heart.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The divine sarovara in the Revā Khaṇḍa, marked by auspicious birdlife; its sanctity is emphasized through these signs.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse signals readiness for tīrtha practices that follow.