Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

प्रविवेशासुरस्तत्र लीलया स्वगृहे यथा । वृत्रहा भयमापन्नः स्वकीयं चासनं ददौ

Transliteration

praviveśāsurastatra līlayā svagṛhe yathā | vṛtrahā bhayamāpannaḥ svakīyaṃ cāsanaṃ dadau

Translation

അവിടെ ആ അസുരൻ ലീലാഭാവത്തിൽ, സ്വന്തം ഗൃഹത്തിൽ പ്രവേശിക്കുന്നതുപോലെ പ്രവേശിച്ചു. വൃത്രഹാ ഇന്ദ്രൻ ഭയാകുലനായി തന്റെ തന്നെ ആസനം അവനു നൽകി.

Word by Word

• प्रविवेश: entered
• प्रविवेश: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + विश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परिपूर्णभूतः), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; उपसर्गः प्र-

• असुरः: the demon
• असुरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम्

• लीलया: playfully / easily
• लीलया: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लीला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गम्, तृतीया, एकवचनम्

• स्व: own
• स्व: Sambandha (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषणम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, सप्तमी, एकवचनम् (in compound)

• गृहे: in (his) own house
• गृहे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः (स्वस्य गृहे); नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचनम्

• यथा: as if / like
• यथा: Sambandha (Comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक-अव्ययम् (as/like)

• वृत्रहा: Vṛtrahā (Indra)
• वृत्रहा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्रहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा, एकवचनम् (इन्द्रस्य नाम)

• भयम्: fear
• भयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• आपन्नः: having fallen into / seized by
• आपन्नः: Kriyā (State/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + पद् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः (past active participle), पुंलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• स्वकीयम्: his own
• स्वकीयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वकीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

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

• आसनम्: seat/throne
• आसनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूतः), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa or a section-narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: nṛpa (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Andhaka strides into Indra’s court as if into his own house; Indra, alarmed, gestures offering his throne-seat.

Characters & Entities

• Andhaka
• Indra (Vṛtrahā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When adharma rises, even rulers may falter; fear can invert proper order, shown by Indra yielding his own seat.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the scene is set in Svarga/Indra’s abode as part of the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.