Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

ततः कृत्वा स्वनं घोरं दानवो बलदर्पितः । रुरुर्नाम विघातार्थमभिषेकस्य चागतः

Transliteration

tataḥ kṛtvā svanaṃ ghoraṃ dānavo baladarpitaḥ | rururnāma vighātārthamabhiṣekasya cāgataḥ

Translation

അപ്പോൾ ബലഗർവത്തിൽ മദിച്ച റുരു എന്ന ദാനവൻ ഭീകരനാദം മുഴക്കി, അഭിഷേകത്തിന് വിഘ്നം വരുത്താൻ അവിടെ എത്തി।

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — 'thereupon/then'

• कृत्वा: having made/done
• कृत्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपदी; 'having done/made'

• स्वनम्: sound, roar
• स्वनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — object of कृत्वा

• घोरम्: terrible
• घोरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — विशेषणम् (स्वनम्)

• दानवः: the demon (Dānava)
• दानवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• बल-दर्पितः: proud of (his) strength
• बल-दर्पितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक) + दर्पित (कृदन्त, √दृप्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-समास: 'बलena दर्पितः' (proud due to strength)

• रुरुः: Ruru (name of the demon)
• रुरुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — नाम

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (Apposition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात) — 'by name'

• विघात-अर्थम्: for the destruction/obstruction
• विघात-अर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघात (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — प्रयोजनार्थक (purpose)

• अभिषेकस्य: of the consecration
• अभिषेकस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिषेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक conjunction)

• आगतः: came, arrived
• आगतः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — 'having come/arrived' (finite sense with implied 'अस्ति')

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) [deduced]

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha milieu

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhārata (epic-style address; likely a royal/Janamejaya-type listener in frame narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A proud Dānava named Ruru arrives with a terrifying roar, intent on stopping a consecration; priests and attendants recoil as the ritual space trembles.

Characters & Entities

• Ruru (Dānava)
• Abhiṣeka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred undertakings attract obstacles; dharma requires steadiness when disruptive forces arise.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the narrative unfolds within the Revā-khaṇḍa setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The abhiṣeka is the central rite being targeted for obstruction.