Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

तावद्वसन्तसमये कस्मिंश्चित्कारणान्तरे । विमानस्थो महादेवो गच्छन्वै ह्युमया सह

Transliteration

tāvadvasantasamaye kasmiṃścitkāraṇāntare | vimānastho mahādevo gacchanvai hyumayā saha

Translation

അപ്പോൾ വസന്തകാലത്ത്, മറ്റൊരു കാരണസന്ദർഭത്തിൽ, വിമാനത്തിൽ അധിഷ്ഠിതനായ മഹാദേവൻ ഉമയോടുകൂടെ സത്യമായും യാത്രചെയ്തുകൊണ്ടിരുന്നു।

Word by Word

• तावत्: then, at that time
• तावत्: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/अवधिवाचक-अव्यय (indeclinable: 'so long/then')

• वसन्तसमये: in the spring season
• वसन्तसमये: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसन्त + समय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कालाधिकरणे (locative of time)

• कस्मिंश्चित्: in some
• कस्मिंश्चित्: Adhikarana (Place/Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अनिश्चित-प्रयोग (indefinite locative: 'in some')

• कारणान्तरे: in another circumstance/reason
• कारणान्तरे: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अधिकरणे (locative: 'on another occasion/for another reason')

• विमानस्थः: seated in an aerial car
• विमानस्थः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमान + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying महादेवः)

• महादेवः: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्ता (subject)

• गच्छन्: going
• गच्छन्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + शतृ (प्रत्यय)
• Form: वर्तमानकालिक कृदन्त (present active participle/शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगः (agreeing with महादेवः)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle of emphasis/indeed)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चये निपातः (particle: 'indeed/for')

• उमया: with Umā
• उमया: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सहार्थे (instrumental of accompaniment)

• सह: with
• सह: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment marker/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय/उपपद (postposition 'with'; governs instrumental)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual, unspecified in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dāruvana

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (rājan)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In spring, Mahādeva and Umā travel in a vimāna above/through the sacred forest; blossoms, fresh leaves, and gentle light surround the divine couple, foreshadowing a significant event.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva
• Umā
• Vasanta
• Vimāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇas frame sacred places through divine movement—Śiva’s journey becomes a means to reveal tīrtha-mahātmya.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative is moving toward a sanctified āśrama/tīrtha in the Revā Khaṇḍa, introduced through Śiva’s travel with Umā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it sets the narrative scene for a forthcoming revelation.