Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2
Devanagari script
स तद्भीमं महारौद्रं दक्षिणं वक्त्रमव्ययम् । महादंष्ट्रोत्कटारावं पातालतलसंनिभम्
Transliteration
sa tadbhīmaṃ mahāraudraṃ dakṣiṇaṃ vaktramavyayam | mahādaṃṣṭrotkaṭārāvaṃ pātālatalasaṃnibham
Translation
ત્યારે (પ્રભુએ) પોતાનું દક્ષિણ મુખ પ્રગટ કર્યું—અવ્યય, ભયંકર, મહારૌદ્ર; મહાદંષ્ટ્રયુક્ત, ઉગ્ર ગર્જનાવાળું, પાતાળતલ સમાન।
Word by Word
saḥhe
saḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
tadbhīmamthat terrible (one)
tadbhīmam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Roottad + bhīma (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (tat eva bhīmam)
mahāraudramvery fierce
mahāraudram:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootmahā + raudra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
dakṣiṇamright (southern)
dakṣiṇam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootdakṣiṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
vaktramface / mouth
vaktram:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvaktra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
avyayamimperishable
avyayam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootavyaya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
mahādaṃṣṭrahaving huge fangs
mahādaṃṣṭra:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootmahā + daṃṣṭrā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-निर्देश)
utkaṭārāvamwith a dreadful roar
utkaṭārāvam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootutkaṭa + ārāva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
pātāla-tala-saṃnibhamresembling the floor of Pātāla
pātāla-tala-saṃnibham:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootpātāla + tala + saṃnibha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (pātālasya talaṃ iva saṃnibham)
Speaker
Mārkaṇḍeya (continuing narration)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A colossal southern face of the Lord emerges—dark as the netherworld, roaring, with fearsome fangs—filling the horizon like a living abyss.
Characters & Entities
Ś
ŚivaP
PātālaFAQs
The same deity who grants peace also embodies awe-inspiring power that subdues cosmic disorder.
No tirtha is specified; the verse is a theological description of Śiva’s form.
None; it is descriptive (dhyāna-worthy imagery).