Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । अन्यदाख्यानकं वक्ष्ये पुरा वृत्तं नराधिप । सकुटुम्बो गतः स्वर्गं मुनिर्यत्र महातपाः

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | anyadākhyānakaṃ vakṣye purā vṛttaṃ narādhipa | sakuṭumbo gataḥ svargaṃ muniryatra mahātapāḥ

Translation

イーシュヴァラは言った。「王よ、さらに別の古き物語を語ろう。あの大いなる苦行のムニが、その聖地において家族とともに天界に至ったことについてである。」

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: Īśvara (Lord)
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Speech act/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect); परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• अन्यत्: another
• अन्यत्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• आख्यानकम्: narrative/episode
• आख्यानकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आख्यानक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• वक्ष्ये: I shall tell
• वक्ष्ये: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple future); आत्मनेपद; उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb: formerly)

• वृत्तम्: that occurred
• वृत्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; भूतकाले घटितम् (that happened)

• नराधिप: O king (lord of men)
• नराधिप: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर + अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (men's lord)

• सकुटुम्बः: with (his) family
• सकुटुम्बः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + कुटुम्ब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव (सह-कुटुम्बः = with family)

• गतः: gone
• गतः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्वर्गम्: to heaven
• स्वर्गम्: Gati/Karma (Goal/गति-कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• मुनिः: sage
• मुनिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• महातपाः: of great austerity
• महातपाः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (great-austerity)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Uttānapāda (explicitly addressed as narādhipa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva speaks to the king, promising an ancient tale; the backdrop hints at a sacred riverside where an austere sage with family is later shown ascending to heaven.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• narādhipa (king)
• muni (sage)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy places (tīrthas/kshetras) and great austerity, when joined with dharma, can uplift not only an individual but even one’s family.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse introduces a sacred location to be identified in the ensuing narration; it functions as a lead-in to the kṣetra-māhātmya of the episode.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is stated here; the verse sets up a māhātmya narrative about merit leading to heavenly attainment.