Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

वारुणं प्रेषयामास त्वाग्नेयं शमितं ततः । वारुणेनैव वायव्यं तालमेघो व्यसर्जयत्

Transliteration

vāruṇaṃ preṣayāmāsa tvāgneyaṃ śamitaṃ tataḥ | vāruṇenaiva vāyavyaṃ tālamegho vyasarjayat

Translation

Il envoya l’arme Vāruṇa, et l’Āgneya fut alors éteinte. Ensuite Tālamēgha lança l’arme Vāyavya, contrée assurément par le Vāruṇa.

Word by Word

• vāruṇam: the Varuṇa-weapon (watery)
• vāruṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāruṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; विशेषण (understood: bāṇam/astram)

• preṣayāmāsa: sent forth
• preṣayāmāsa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: preṣ (धातु) + ṇic (णिच्)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd); एकवचन; णिजन्त (causative)

• tu: but
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक निपात (adversative particle)

• āgneyam: the Agni-weapon (fiery)
• āgneyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āgneya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; विशेषण (understood: astram/bāṇam)

• śamitam: was quenched, pacified
• śamitam: Kriya (Result state/फल)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śamita (प्रातिपदिक; √śam क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd); एकवचन; विधेय (predicate)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (thereupon)

• vāruṇena: by the Varuṇa-weapon
• vāruṇena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāruṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (astram as neuter); तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन

• eva: indeed, just
• eva: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात (emphatic)

• vāyavyam: the Vāyu-weapon (wind)
• vāyavyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāyavya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; विशेषण (understood: astram/bāṇam)

• tāla-meghaḥ: Tālamegha (a named demon/one like a palmyra-cloud)
• tāla-meghaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāla (प्रातिपदिक) + megha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (षष्ठी/उपमान-सम्भव); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

• vyasarjayat: discharged, released
• vyasarjayat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sṛj (धातु) + vi- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd); एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śrotṛ community (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A blazing Āgneya arc is suddenly doused by a surging Vāruṇa wave; mist rises. Then Tālamēgha releases a roaring Vāyavya gust, shown as spiraling wind bands, again met by water’s calming force.

Characters & Entities

• Tālamēgha
• Āgneya Astra
• Vāruṇa Astra
• Vāyavya Astra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Elemental ‘weapons’ symbolize forces of nature; dharma’s protection is shown as a higher mastery that restores balance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No individual tīrtha is cited; the Revā Khaṇḍa frames the action within the sanctified Narmadā landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.