Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

ततस्तुष्टो महादेवो वैनतेयं मनोजवम् । उवाच परमं वाक्यं विनतानन्दवर्धनम्

Transliteration

tatastuṣṭo mahādevo vainateyaṃ manojavam | uvāca paramaṃ vākyaṃ vinatānandavardhanam

Translation

そのとき満悦したマハーデーヴァは、思いのごとく疾きヴァイナテーヤに、ヴィナターの歓喜を増す至上の言葉をお告げになった。

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Avyaya (Adverbial/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; क्रम/अनन्तरार्थक (indeclinable; ‘then/thereupon’)

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √तुष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• महादेवः: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + देव (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् देवः)

• वैनतेयम्: Vainateya (Garuḍa)
• वैनतेयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैनतेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (masculine, accusative singular)

• मनोजवम्: swift as thought
• मनोजवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनस् + जव (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (मनसः जवः = speed of mind) विशेषणम्

• उवाच: said/spoke
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• वाक्यम्: word/speech
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter, accusative singular)

• विनतानन्दवर्धनम्: increasing Vinatā’s joy
• विनतानन्दवर्धनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विनता + आनन्द + वर्धन (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (विनतायाः आनन्दस्य वर्धनम्) विशेषणम् (वाक्यस्य)

Speaker

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya (narrating Mahādeva’s speech)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mahādeva, pleased, addresses Vainateya (Garuḍa), swift as thought; the words are described as ‘parama’ and as increasing Vinatā’s joy—suggesting a cosmic, auspicious proclamation.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva
• Vainateya (Garuḍa)
• Vinatā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When austerity matures, divine grace responds: Śiva becomes pleased and grants elevating instruction or boons.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The surrounding passage situates this episode at Kanakhala Tīrtha, whose sanctity is reinforced by Garuḍa’s tapas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite is prescribed here; it narrates the moment of Śiva’s satisfaction and forthcoming instruction/boon.