Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । तालमेघभयात्कृष्ण सम्प्राप्तास्तव मन्दिरम् । न वध्यः कस्यचित्पापस्तालमेघो जनार्दन

Transliteration

brahmovāca | tālameghabhayātkṛṣṇa samprāptāstava mandiram | na vadhyaḥ kasyacitpāpastālamegho janārdana

Translation

ブラフマーは言った。「おおクリシュナよ、ターラメーガを恐れて、われらは汝の御殿に参じた。おおジャナールダナよ、その罪深きターラメーガは、他の誰にも討てぬ。」

Word by Word

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

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (वचँ)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तालमेघभयात्: from fear of Tālamēgha
• तालमेघभयात्: Apadana (Cause/Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तालमेघ-भय (प्रातिपदिक; तालमेघ= Tālamēgha (name) + भय=fear)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (भय-शब्दः नपुंसक), पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थ-अपादान (ablative of cause: 'from fear of')

• कृष्ण: O Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्ण: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• सम्प्राप्ताः: (we) have arrived
• सम्प्राप्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्प्राप्त (कृदन्त; सम्+√प्राप् (प्रापॢँ) + क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle used predicatively), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन; 'have arrived' (with implied 'वयम्')

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; 'your/of you'

• मन्दिरम्: abode/temple
• मन्दिरम्: Karma (Object/Goal/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; गत्यर्थक-क्रियायाः कर्म (goal as object)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• वध्यः: to be slain/killable
• वध्यः: Karta (Predicate complement/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वध्य (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √वध् (वधँ) + यत्)
• Form: यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/obligatory), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; 'to be killed/killable'

• कस्यचित्: of anyone
• कस्यचित्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कः (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थक (indefinite)

• पापः: sinful/wicked
• पापः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies 'tālameghaḥ')

• तालमेघः: Tālamēgha
• तालमेघः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तालमेघ (प्रातिपदिक; proper noun)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• जनार्दन: O Janārdana
• जनार्दन: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

Speaker

Brahmā

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā, anxious yet composed, addresses Kṛṣṇa/Janārdana in his abode; behind him devas gather, conveying collective fear of Tālamegha.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Janārdana
• Tālamegha (Dānava/Asura)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When adharma becomes uncontainable, the cosmic guardians themselves rely on the Supreme for restoration of order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader setting is Revā Khaṇḍa connected to the sanctity of the Narmadā corridor; this verse itself does not name a tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is a petition and narrative statement.