Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

तच्छ्रुत्वा तु वचो देवो देवानां भावितात्मनाम् । मेघगम्भीरया वाचा प्रत्युवाच पितामहः

Transliteration

tacchrutvā tu vaco devo devānāṃ bhāvitātmanām | meghagambhīrayā vācā pratyuvāca pitāmahaḥ

Translation

ભાવિત આત્માવાળા દેવોના તે વચન સાંભળી પિતામહે મેઘગંભીર વાણીથી પ્રત્યుత્તર આપ્યો।

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karman (Object of hearing)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; (वचः इत्यस्य निर्देशः)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया; धातु: श्रु

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• वचः: speech, words
• वचः: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन

• भावितात्मनाम्: of those whose minds were composed/controlled
• भावितात्मनाम्: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Genitive qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भावित + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि-समास (भावितः आत्मा येषाम्) विशेषण (देवानाम्)

• मेघगम्भीरया: with a cloud-deep (grave)
• मेघगम्भीरया: Karaṇa (Instrument/means)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मेघ + गम्भीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास; विशेषण (वाचा इति)

• वाचा: voice/speech
• वाचा: Karaṇa (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• प्रत्युवाच: replied
• प्रत्युवाच: Kriyā (Main verb/action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-उप-√वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; धातु: वच् (उपसर्ग: प्रति, उप)

• पितामहः: the Grandfather (Brahmā)
• पितामहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; देवः इत्यस्य अपपद/समनाधिकरण

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Revā Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīra (contextual)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pitāmaha, serene yet majestic, answers; the air seems to darken with a monsoon depth as his voice rolls like thunder, while the devas listen attentively.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā (Pitāmaha)
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine counsel is received when the seeker’s mind is ‘bhāvita’—matured and disciplined—making guidance effective.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; it is a narrative transition into Brahmā’s counsel.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it introduces Brahmā’s response.