Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

मार्कण्डेय उवाच । ततः कालेन महता कस्मिंश्चित्कारणान्तरे । देवलोकं जगामाशु लक्ष्मीरृषिसमागमे

Transliteration

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca | tataḥ kālena mahatā kasmiṃścitkāraṇāntare | devalokaṃ jagāmāśu lakṣmīrṛṣisamāgame

Translation

മാർക്കണ്ഡേയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—പിന്നീട് ദീർഘകാലം കഴിഞ്ഞ്, ഏതോ ഇടക്കാല കാരണത്താൽ, ഋഷിസമാഗമ സമയത്ത് ലക്ഷ്മീ വേഗത്തിൽ ദേവലോകത്തിലേക്ക് പോയി।

Word by Word

• मार्कण्डेयः: Mārkaṇḍeya
• मार्कण्डेयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्कण्डेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक/क्रमवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal/sequential adverb)

• कालेन: by/with time; after time
• कालेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• महता: great; long
• महता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying) ‘कालेन’

• कस्मिंश्चित्: in some
• कस्मिंश्चित्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कस्मिन् + चित् (प्रातिपदिक + अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थक (indefinite)

• कारणान्तरे: in another circumstance/cause
• कारणान्तरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक; समास/सम्बन्ध)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; ‘कारणस्य अन्तरम्’ (another reason/cause)

• देवलोकम्: to the world of the gods
• देवलोकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; गन्तव्य-देश (destination)

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• लक्ष्मीः: Lakṣmī
• लक्ष्मीः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• ऋषि-समागमे: at the gathering of sages
• ऋषि-समागमे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि + समागम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; ‘ऋषीणां समागमः’ (assembly of sages)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha (king addressed as ‘O king’ in surrounding verses)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Lakṣmī, radiant and swift, departs from her abode and ascends toward Devaloka as sages gather in a luminous celestial sabhā.

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Lakṣmī
• Devaloka
• Ṛṣis (sages)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even auspicious presences like Lakṣmī move according to divine causes; sacred history unfolds through time, purpose, and dharmic transitions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Revā Khaṇḍa sacred landscape; this verse advances the Bhṛgukaccha-related narrative rather than praising a new site directly.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative transition describing Lakṣmī’s movement.