Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8
Devanagari script
एवं स सुचिरं कालं देवदेवो महेश्वरः । चिन्तयित्वा सुनिर्वाणं कार्यं प्रति जनेश्वरः
Transliteration
evaṃ sa suciraṃ kālaṃ devadevo maheśvaraḥ | cintayitvā sunirvāṇaṃ kāryaṃ prati janeśvaraḥ
Translation
ഇങ്ങനെ ദേവദേവനായ മഹേശ്വരൻ, ജനേശ്വരൻ, ദീർഘകാലം ആഴത്തിൽ ചിന്തിച്ച്, ചെയ്യേണ്ട കാര്യത്തിൽ വ്യക്തവും ദൃഢവുമായ തീരുമാനത്തിലെത്തി।
Word by Word
एवम्thus
एवम्:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम् (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (manner adverb: ‘thus’)
सःhe
सः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन
सु-चिरम्very long
सु-चिरम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + चिर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय; विशेषण (कालम्)
कालम्time (for a period)
कालम्:
Kāla-adhikarana (Temporal extent/कालाधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootकाल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन (accusative of duration)
देव-देवःGod of gods
देव-देवः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानां देवः = god of gods)
महेश्वरःMaheśvara (Śiva)
महेश्वरः:
Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमहेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; देवदेवस्य अपपद/समनाम (appositional)
चिन्तयित्वाhaving considered
चिन्तयित्वा:
Kriya (Gerundial action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootचिन्त् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्यय; ‘having thought/considered’
सु-निर्वाणम्excellent quiescence/nirvāṇa
सु-निर्वाणम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootसु (अव्यय/पूर्वपद) + निर्वाण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय; ‘excellent nirvāṇa/complete quiescence’ (object of ‘चिन्तयित्वा’)
कार्यम्task/what is to be done
कार्यम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootकार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन
प्रतिtowards/with regard to
प्रति:
Sambandha (Relational/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; उपसर्गसदृश/पूर्वसर्ग (preposition: ‘towards/with regard to’)
जनेश्वरःLord of people
जनेश्वरः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootजनेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; देवदेवस्य अपपद (appositional)
Speaker
Mārkaṇḍeya
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Maheśvara seated in profound meditation; time passes; then his posture shifts subtly into readiness—eyes open with decisive calm, attendants awaiting command.
Characters & Entities
M
Maheśvara (Śiva)FAQs
Even supreme power is portrayed as guided by discernment—right action follows deep contemplation.
Not explicit in the verse; the Revā Khaṇḍa setting continues in the background.
None.