Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

निशम्य तद्वाक्यमथाबभाषे ब्रह्मा समाश्वास्य सुरादिसङ्घान्

Transliteration

niśamya tadvākyamathābabhāṣe brahmā samāśvāsya surādisaṅghān

Translation

Mendengar kata-kata itu, Brahmā pun berbicara, terlebih dahulu menenteramkan himpunan para dewa dan golongan makhluk surgawi lainnya.

Word by Word

• निशम्य: having heard
• निशम्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि+√शम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (Absolutive/ल्यप्), पूर्वक्रिया

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (वाक्यम् इति)

• वाक्यम्: statement, speech
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse/अन्वय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/now)

• अबभाषे: spoke
• अबभाषे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भाष् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• समाश्वास्य: having reassured
• समाश्वास्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+आ+√श्वस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (Absolutive/ल्यप्), पूर्वक्रिया

• सुरादिसङ्घान्: the groups of gods and others
• सुरादिसङ्घान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + सङ्घ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सुराः आदयः येषां ते सङ्घाः)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual); Brahmā begins to speak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis (frame; not explicit)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā, composed and radiant, raises a hand in reassurance to a trembling assembly of devas; the atmosphere shifts from panic to attentive silence.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Devas (suras)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In times of cosmic fear, dharmic leadership steadies the mind—Brahmā consoles the gods before teaching the deeper truth.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse is part of the Revā Khaṇḍa context (the Narmadā/Revā sacred region), though this line itself is narrative rather than a direct tīrtha-glorification.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it sets the scene for doctrinal teaching.