Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

ततः प्रसन्नो भगवान् वेधास्तानब्रवीद्वचः

Transliteration

tataḥ prasanno bhagavān vedhāstānabravīdvacaḥ

Translation

ແລ້ວນັ້ນ ພຣະເວທາ (ພຣະພຣົມ) ຜູ້ເປັນພຣະພະຄະວານ ຊົງພໍພຣະໄທ ໄດ້ກ່າວຖ້ອຍຄໍານີ້ແກ່ພວກເຂົາ

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — तस्मात्/ततः = ‘then/thereafter’

• प्रसन्नः: pleased
• प्रसन्नः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक; √सद्/सद् + प्र- उपसर्ग, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (to ‘bhagavān/vedhāḥ’) — ‘pleased’

• भगवान्: the Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ‘the Lord’

• वेधाः: Vedhā (Brahmā)
• वेधाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेधस्/वेधाः (प्रातिपदिक; ब्रह्मा)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ‘Brahmā (Vedhā)’; apposition to ‘bhagavān’

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन — ‘them’

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — ‘said/spoke’

• वचः: words, speech
• वचः: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — ‘words/speech’ (as object of ‘abravīt’)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: nṛpa (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā (Vedhā/Viriñci), serene and pleased, addresses the assembled devas with a gesture of assurance, setting the course for their journey to Viṣṇu.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā (Vedhā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere supplication and humility invite a gracious response from divine authority.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tirtha is named here; it transitions the narrative toward seeking Viṣṇu’s aid, within the Revā Khaṇḍa setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative transition.