Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

ततः शृणोमि सहसा दिक्षु सर्वासु सुव्रत । किंचिन्नूपुरसंमिश्रमद्भुतं शब्दमुत्तमम्

Transliteration

tataḥ śṛṇomi sahasā dikṣu sarvāsu suvrata | kiṃcinnūpurasaṃmiśramadbhutaṃ śabdamuttamam

Translation

Alors, soudain, ô toi aux vœux excellents, j’entendis de toutes parts un son merveilleux et sublime, mêlé au tintement des grelots de chevilles.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थ

• शृणोमि: I hear
• शृणोमि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सहसा: suddenly
• सहसा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आकस्मिकता/त्वरावाचक (suddenly)

• दिक्षु: in the directions
• दिक्षु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन

• सर्वासु: in all
• सर्वासु: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; ‘दिक्षु’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• सुव्रत: O virtuous one
• सुव्रत: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘सुन्दरं व्रतं यस्य’ (as epithet)

• किंचित्: something
• किंचित्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन; अनिश्चित-परिमाण (something)

• नूपुरसंमिश्रम्: mixed with anklet (jingle)
• नूपुरसंमिश्रम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नूपुर (प्रातिपदिक) + संमिश्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘नूपुरेण संमिश्रम्’ (mixed with anklet-sound)

• अद्भुतम्: wonderful
• अद्भुतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘शब्दम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• शब्दम्: sound
• शब्दम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• उत्तमम्: excellent
• उत्तमम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘शब्दम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

Speaker

Narrator (a Brāhmaṇa sage) addressing a king (Nareśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) frame—auspicious omen preceding revelation

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Suvrata (vocative in verse) / Nareśvara in frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Across the horizon, luminous ripples of sound emanate in all directions; faint celestial feet with anklets or a distant divine dancer hinted in clouds; the dvija listens in awe.

Characters & Entities

• Suvrata (virtuous listener)
• Nūpura (anklets)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In sacred narratives, subtle auspicious signs—especially divine sound—signal the approach of higher beings and turning points in destiny.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s praise of the Revā region; it does not name a particular ford or shrine.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse describes an omen-like sound.