Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

देव्युवाच । कमप्युपायमाश्रित्य उत्थापय महेश्वर । विष्णुवर्जं सुरान्सर्वाञ्जयस्वेति वरं वद

Transliteration

devyuvāca | kamapyupāyamāśritya utthāpaya maheśvara | viṣṇuvarjaṃ surānsarvāñjayasveti varaṃ vada

Translation

દેવીએ કહ્યું—હે મહેશ્વર, કોઈ ઉપાયનો આશ્રય લઈને તેને ઉઠાવો (પુનઃ સ્થાપિત કરો)। તેને આ વર કહો—‘વિષ્ણુને છોડીને સર્વ દેવોને જીતો।’

Word by Word

• devī: the Goddess
• devī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

• kam: which? what?
• kam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम

• api: any
• api: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अनिश्चितार्थक/समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (any; even)

• upāyam: means; method
• upāyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• āśritya: having resorted to
• āśritya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā-śri (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभावरूप (gerund/absolutive), क्रियाविशेषण

• utthāpaya: raise; elevate
• utthāpaya: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut-thā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदी; णिच् (causative) भावः

• maheśvara: O Maheśvara
• maheśvara: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maheśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• viṣṇuvarjam: excluding Viṣṇu
• viṣṇuvarjam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक) + varja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (विष्णुं वर्जयित्वा/वर्जितम् = excluding Viṣṇu)

• surān: the gods
• surān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• jayasva: conquer
• jayasva: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ji (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदी

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणसूचक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• varam: a boon
• varam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• vada: say; grant (by uttering)
• vada: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vad (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

Speaker

Devī (Umā/Pārvatī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Maheśvara (Śiva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī proposes a solution: restore him by some means and grant a boon to conquer all gods except Viṣṇu—an intercessory, strategic request.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Maheśvara (Śiva)
• Viṣṇu
• Suras (Devas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even divine boons are framed with limits; cosmic order is protected by placing boundaries on power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse is within the Revā Khaṇḍa (connected to the sacred Revā/Narmadā region), though this particular line focuses on a boon rather than a specific tīrtha description.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse concerns a request for revival and the granting of a boon.