Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

तेनैव जातमात्रेण रावो मुक्तो महात्मना । संवर्तकस्य मेघस्य तेन लोका जडीकृताः

Transliteration

tenaiva jātamātreṇa rāvo mukto mahātmanā | saṃvartakasya meghasya tena lokā jaḍīkṛtāḥ

Translation

ആ മഹാത്മാവ് ജനിച്ച നിമിഷം തന്നെ ഭയങ്കരമായൊരു ഗർജ്ജനം പുറപ്പെട്ടു; സംവർത്തക മേഘത്തിന്റെ നാദംപോലെ ആ ശബ്ദം ലോകങ്ങളെ ജഡമായി സ്തംഭിപ്പിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• तेन: by him/with that
• तेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• जातमात्रेण: by (his) mere birth / as soon as born
• जातमात्रेण: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जात (√जन्, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (जातस्य मात्रम् = just-born)

• रावः: the roar/cry
• रावः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• मुक्तः: was released/let loose
• मुक्तः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मुच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• महात्मना: by the great-souled one
• महात्मना: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• संवर्तकस्य: of the world-ending (cataclysmic)
• संवर्तकस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संवर्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• मेघस्य: of the cloud
• मेघस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• तेन: by that/by him
• तेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• लोकाः: worlds/people
• लोकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• जडीकृताः: were stupefied/made inert
• जडीकृताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जड (प्रातिपदिक) + √कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A newborn hero emits a thunderous roar; the three worlds appear stunned and motionless, with dark saṃvartaka clouds looming like pralaya.

Characters & Entities

• Saṃvartaka-megha (dissolution cloud)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic portents show that extraordinary power can arise with terrifying force, inviting discernment: power without Dharma becomes a cause of fear for the worlds.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is directly praised in this verse; it uses cosmic imagery (saṃvartaka cloud) to describe the roar.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse describes an omen-like event at birth.