Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8
Devanagari script
अपराह्णे महादेवि सुखासीनौ तु सुन्दरि । वदन्तौ सुखदुःखानि पूर्ववृत्तानि यानि च
Transliteration
aparāhṇe mahādevi sukhāsīnau tu sundari | vadantau sukhaduḥkhāni pūrvavṛttāni yāni ca
Translation
午後になると、大いなる女神よ、美しき方よ、その麗しい二人は安らかに座し、喜びと悲しみ、そして過ぎ去った出来事を語り合っていた。
Word by Word
अपराह्णेin the afternoon
अपराह्णे:
Adhikarana (Time locus/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootअपराह्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन
महादेविO Mahādevī
महादेवि:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootमहादेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन
सुखासीनौthe two seated comfortably
सुखासीनौ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootसुख + आसीन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formआस्-धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (आसीन); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; तत्पुरुष (सुखेन आसीनौ)
तुbut/indeed
तु:
Discourse particle
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; विरोध/अन्वय-बोधक (particle)
सुन्दरिO beautiful one
सुन्दरि:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootसुन्दरी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन
वदन्तौspeaking (the two)
वदन्तौ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootवद् (धातु)
Formवद्-धातोः शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन
सुखदुःखानिpleasures and pains
सुखदुःखानि:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootसुख + दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व (सुखं च दुःखं च)
पूर्ववृत्तानिprevious occurrences/events
पूर्ववृत्तानि:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व + वृत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
Formवृत्-धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (वृत्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (पूर्वाणि वृत्तानि)
यानिwhich
यानि:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय (relative pronoun)
चand
च:
Samuccaya (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय
Speaker
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) context
Type: tirtha
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Pārvatī
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Atri and Anasūyā sit comfortably in the afternoon shade, speaking quietly about joys, sorrows, and memories; a tranquil hermitage ambiance surrounds them.
Characters & Entities
Ś
Śiva (Īśvara)P
PārvatīA
AtriA
AnasūyāFAQs
Purāṇas situate dharma in lived human experience—reflection on past joys and sorrows prepares the mind for spiritual insight.
The verse is a narrative transition; the tīrtha context remains the Revā-region discourse.
None; it sets the scene for the forthcoming dialogue.